Logged Visits:

10th Feb 2024  12:47  by Metalguts

Gridref: TL 27748 56559   FB Number: S9245  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

1st Oct 2023  13:17  by eon

Gridref: TL 27749 56563   FB Number: S9245  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

(3396) If it ain't broke... Parked at the water tower, over the nearby gate, and walked a direct line - about 75m - across the harvested field to the pillar. Ensconced in a hedge but all relevant parts viewable. Some old minor damage to the LHS top, but that aside in good overall condition. All metalwork retained - centre cap with raised lettering. Pillar history: Built on the 8th of May 1957, at a cost of £23 2s 6d. Last maintained by the OS in July of 1975.

Pillar ©eon
FB S9245 ©eon
Top - showing slight damage ©eon
Centre cap - detail ©eon

25th Mar 2023  10:54  by WuzzerL

FB Number: S9245  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

parked at water tower then across field

©WuzzerL

25th Mar 2023  10:53  by Pritch227

FB Number: S9245  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

like others parked at the water tower,nice little stroll across the field to the pillar

©Pritch227

27th Mar 2022  17:11  by WanderingSal

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

21st Mar 2022  12:39  by SurveyorCat

FB Number: S9245  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 4/10

A quick wander across the field from the gate to this one. In the hedgerow. Not much of a view.

©SurveyorCat

4th Jan 2022  17:54  by chloejesstravels

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

1st Jan 2022  11:39  by brit_97

FB Number: S9245  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Parked at entrance to water tower, walked back towards the village and entered field via the gate, trig in hedge line on the left side

9th Oct 2021  17:27  by coinea

Gridref: TL 27747 56565   FB Number: S9245  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

With jonglew and the jackrustles

S9245 Great Gransden

9th Oct 2021  17:26  by jonglew

Gridref: TL 27748 56560   FB Number: S9245  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked in entrance to nearby water tower, SW along road for ~70m and over field gate. No crop in so direct line across to pillar in hedgerow. Minor chip off one top corner, otherwise good. Original centre cap retained, raised lettering; sight holes not checked. Farmland views.

Pillar TP3454©jonglew
Spider TP3454©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP3454©jonglew

9th Oct 2021  17:26  by thejackrustles

Gridref: TL 27748 56560   FB Number: S9245  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

With jonglew and coinea. Parked in entrance to nearby water tower, SW along road for ~70m and over field gate. No crop in so direct line across to pillar in hedgerow. Minor chip off one top corner, otherwise good. Original centre cap retained, raised lettering; sight holes not checked. Farmland views.

Great Gransden collage ©thejackrustles

8th Oct 2021  15:15  by Mickandkim

Gridref: TL 27700 56500   FB Number: S9245  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

In field to left of water tower in hedge on left

22nd Aug 2021  15:14  by DaveD

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

With Debi.

9th Apr 2020  09:35  by brigstock dolphins

Gridref: TL 27739 56564   FB Number: S9245  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

very good condition.

The Pillar.
The Plate.

12th Oct 2018  10:57  by asbown

FB Number: S9245  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

parked at water tower and walked down road to first field.

28th May 2017  09:29  by plet56

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 3/10

15th May 2017  15:05  by robinhood

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Second trig (and one not found) on way down to see daughter and son-in-law in Royston. Followed instructions as per slateloose and found the trig quite deep in the hedge. Thanks to those who have cut the hedge back, it is in danger of vanishing. View is mainly of the water tower...

16th Feb 2017  12:56  by slateloose

Gridref: TL 27700 56500   FB Number: S9245  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked at water tower gates and walked back along road to open entrance into field then followed field boundary to trig. No views.

29th Aug 2016  11:37  by CJO

Gridref: TL 27745 56561   FB Number: S9245  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

All intact. Minor chip from top. Wheat filed just cut so this was a quick dash straight to pillar.

Great Gransden

29th Apr 2016  15:18  by theposhbloke

Gridref: TL 27742 56561   FB Number: S9245  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

8th Dec 2015  12:00  by timdoggart

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked near water tower. Head back down road towards Great Gransden, then enter field to the right - walk round tow sides of field to the trig, which is in the hedge on the side of the field furthest from the water tower

Trig Trig
Water tower across field Landscape with water tower

7th Jun 2015  14:11  by Boneychest

FB Number: S9245  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 3/10

Only one view and that's of the water tower, which is where I parked and then walked along the road to the field entrance.

FB
The Spider
The view The two blobs in the sky (top, right) are a glider on aero tow.

25th Feb 2015  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: TL 27749 56564   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

26th Apr 2014  19:13  by DoggyWalker

Gridref: TL 27752 56555   FB Number: S9245  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

found while geocaching.

slightly damaged top corner ©DoggyWalker

22nd Nov 2013  07:45  by Brolac43

Gridref: TL 27747 56558   FB Number: S9245  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Almost buried in the hedge but still easy to access from the field on the east side.

S9245

2nd Aug 2013  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S9245  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 2/10

S9245
S9245
S9245
S9245

26th May 2012  14:10  by MCL

FB Number: S9245  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Chunk taken out of top corner, trig buried flush in hedge. Easy access from field entrance to south. Nice water tower on other side of field.

One of the best kept water towers Ive seen in the area. ©MCL

9th May 2012  19:10  by Griefmiester

FB Number: S9245  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Parked at the water tower to the south east and walked along the road then along left hand side of field - pillar is slightly damaged as it has a lump out of the top edge and located in the hedge - looks like it was blue as some stage?.

4th Dec 2011  13:30  by peregrinus

FB Number: S9245  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 3/10

Revisit. Top chipped at one corner. Metal cap, wide raised letters. In hedge W side of field, keep L on entering field from S. Parking at recreation area.

FB
Top chipped
Trig

5th Oct 2011  16:04  by trig-man

Gridref: TL 27749 56563   FB Number: S9245  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

28th Oct 2010  15:06  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S9245  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

5th Oct 2007  14:00  by AndyG

FB Number: S9245  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

7 of 13.Hedge is much more grown up than in the photos.Trig is not visible from the field entrance.Followed my nose round the margin of the field (which had been freshly ploughed) to the left and found the TP hiding in the hedge and behind weeds.No real views apart from the water tower.

6th Aug 2006  09:22  by gazooks

Gridref: TL 27750 56559   FB Number: S9245  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Field recently harvested so straight walk to pillar.

Almost lost in headgeline
The Flush bracket

11th Jun 2006  19:27  by Dodders

FB Number: S9245  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Trigpoint is best accessed by walking around the perimeter of the field of where it is found. Pillar actually sits along the edge of this field in an area in which is quite overgrown, so viewing the flush bracket was a bit of a task. Pillar though was in good condition.

©Dodders

11th Jun 2006  19:27  by AnnRACS

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

16th Oct 2005  13:10  by rad

FB Number: S9245  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy to spot and get to. Visible from large gap in field boundary next to road.

27th Jun 2005  17:30  by rhayader_wanderer

Gridref: TL 27742 56568   FB Number: S9245  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Once I worked out that the water tower was in the next field and walked along to get into the correct one this was a piece of cake.

28th Jun 2004  07:00  by elsworth

FB Number: S9245  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

14th May 2004  16:45  by donohoep

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Unreachable but visible  Score: 5/10

Freshly ploughed field makes this Trig Point v. difficult to access even though it is located at the side of the field.

8th May 2003  17:54  by rking

FB Number: S9245  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Edge of a field of stubble. Not much of a view. I made it N52 11.550 W000 07.953

The pillar
The number

31st Mar 2003  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S9245  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

chipped; metal cap; by hedge W edge of arable fld