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12th May 2019  08:56  by We TRye hard

Gridref: NY 73119 33120   FB Number: 10791  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

From Cow Green Reservior via Trout beck. Cracking day out.

©We TRye hard

22nd Apr 2019  11:35  by rupertal

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

18th Mar 2019  12:04  by jonglew

Gridref: NY 73116 33119   FB Number: 10791  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Nice remote feel to this pillar. Walked across from Little Dun Fell. Pillar has some damage to the top screed leaving one of the spider arm ends completely exposed; no centre cap or plug; front sight hole sealed, other 3 open. Extensive views.

Pillar TP3607©jonglew
Spider TP3607©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP3607©jonglew

16th Feb 2019  11:40  by CJO

Gridref: NY 73117 33117   FB Number: 10791  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Cap missing. Spider exposed. Cool breeze. A few patches snow in gullies. Mist hugging hilltops. Remote location.

Hard Hill

26th Dec 2018  00:00  by Ronaldo333

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

12th Sep 2018  14:00  by Moacky

FB Number: 10791  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 8/10

Puhed my bike all the way tothe top; and then dropped back down to where the bridleway turns off. Steady trudge across the moor, never easy going but neither was it exasperating. Going back down on the bike was fun!

1st Sep 2018  13:37  by amblerbob

Gridref: NY 73116 33113   FB Number: 10791  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Parked near 1st gate on Dunfell Road, continued along road and the bridleway to east of Henrake Hush. From here crossed moor north to Loppyside Mine, then north east to trig. Returned on track/path along east side of Hardhill Hush to bridleway at GR NY 73680 32223 and then back to road (longer but easier). Continued to Knock Fell.

Hard Hill Lonely spot

6th May 2017  13:08  by Earby Rambler

FB Number: 10791  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 10/10

Struck out across moors with P61 from the Pennine Way on way down from Cross Fell at GR NY 7071 3274.Easy walk out on very dry moorland,bit of a slog on way back to join path back to car.Excellent 360 views got a great photo of the Helm Bore which was at it's fiercest on Little Dun Fell you could hardly stand up it must have been 50/60 mph when we hit the summit.We met people on our way up who said be careful up top.Off to Low Abbey for a revisit next.

Approach
Trig
Panoramic
Panoramic
Panoramic of the Helm Bore

6th May 2017  13:06  by painterman61

FB Number: 10791  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 9/10

Walked down from the col between the dun fells not to bad moor very dry but still a fair walk away.Trig has damage to top plug missing excellent views today. Looking back to the cross fell ridge you could see clearly the cloud formations created by the helm bore wind awesome spectacle of nature rough walk back to path up to knock fell col.My luck was really in on the way back as my mobile phone flipped out of my un zipped pocket and ER walking slightly behind just glanced down to check the rough terrain ahead and spotted it!

trig ©painterman61
top ©painterman61
fb ©painterman61
its me ©painterman61
trig ©painterman61

25th Oct 2016  15:00  by ger

FB Number: 10791  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Approached from ENE via Bellbeaver Rigg - a mixture of paths, tracks & pathless.

31st Mar 2016  14:12  by paulxtr

FB Number: 10791  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 8/10

Parked in Knock and took the pleasant paths to Cosca Hill where I joined the Pennine Way which I followed as far as the bridleway which leads to Dunfell Hush Mines. (Note to cyclist trig baggers: there's what looks like a sheffield stand here NY716316). Followed the bridleway to the end of the impressively deep and wide hush then struck out across the rough moor to the pillar. Spider exposed and plug missing. There's some recent (dated 2015) graffiti scrawled on the sides. Good view up to the Dun Fells and Cross Fell and across to Teesdale. The Cheviot was also visible. A lonely spot, I can't imagine many people come here more than once. For the return I headed straight up to the ATC radomes on Great Dun Fell and followed the access road back down to Knock.

Hard Hill ©paulxtr

13th Oct 2015  11:06  by agentmancuso

FB Number: 10791  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Top frost damaged, cap gone. Bit of a slog down from col between Great & Little Dun Fells, but not as bad underfoot as I'd feared it might be.

9th Oct 2015  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: NY 73117 33115   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

15th Jul 2015  10:28  by Griefmiester

Gridref: NY 73115 33116   FB Number: 10791  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 8/10

Visited this as part of a 30k circular from Milburn, taking in Hard Hill, Great Dun Fell, Little Dun Fell and Cross Fell - Weather perfect today, views amazing, I took the path over from Great Dun Fell then across open moorland then back via Hard Hill Hush - both equally difficult terrain. Pillar has slight damage to top I assume from frost.

Pillar & FB

16th Sep 2014  12:45  by PeteBoggs

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Access from road near Great Dun Fell. A bit of a slog with no path. Top of trig now crumbling away quite badly. Can't believe I'm the first visitor here since 2011 !

©PeteBoggs
©PeteBoggs

16th Apr 2011  12:25  by ted

FB Number: 10791  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Plug missing, three sighting holes open. Low cloud, sun hiding

Hard Hill trig
Hard Hill trig with Cow Green resvr in the distance
Hard Hill FB
Hard Hill top

21st Aug 2010  14:02  by coinea

Gridref: NY 73111 33117   FB Number: 10791  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

21st Aug 2010  14:01  by clochandighter

FB Number: 10791  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Pillar has damage to top exposing one end of spider. Spider centre open. Flush bracket faces 77° ENE. Three sight holes open, FB face still plugged. Pillar completed 13th May 1960.

10791 - Hard Hill & GRP
10791 - Hard Hill pillar & FB

16th Jun 2010  14:55  by Phil Clayton

FB Number: 10791  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 10/10

Visited during upper Teesdale walk from Cow Green, taking in Cross Fell & Dun Fells during research for my book "Headwaters - Walking to British River Sources".

11th Dec 2009  11:25  by peebs

FB Number: 10791  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Disappointing to find the plug missing from such an isolated spot

©peebs

29th May 2009  14:00  by sheepsocks

FB Number: 10791  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 9/10

Crossed from little dunn fell on the way back from cross fell. Hard slog across boggy land and peat haggs. Views stunning, weather just about perfect. Trig is damaged around the top and the plug is missing.

Trig with Great Dunn Fell in the background

23rd Apr 2009  13:25  by asbown

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

Only really had plans to do cross fell today but as I was back at Great dun fell early thought I would nip out and back to this one,looked easy enough on the map but failed to find any kind of path and it was hard going all the way,as on cross fell no views but still a great days walking.

13th Jul 2008  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: 10791  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Top (screed) crumbling, otherwise vgc. No cap or plug. Stands on firm heathery ridge-end summit, joined to Great Dun by boggy saddle. Visited with Cross Fell and Dufton, from end of public road above Knock - fairly easy approach.

29th Oct 2006  10:00  by chrisbombington

Gridref: NY 73100 33100   FB Number: 10791  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Nice Trig plug missing, walked down from Great Dun Fell, then went on to Meldon Hill this is a hard slog and I would not recommend it, Meldon would be much easier from Cow Green reservoir

Trig and insert FB Looking back towards Gr Dun Fell
Trig and insert top Looking towards Meldon Hill (top left) Cow Green reservoir (top right'

25th May 2006  11:50  by jimmy

Gridref: NY 73114 33112   FB Number: 10791  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

the plug has been removed and the top damaged

missing spider and slight damage
looking at the gear on Great Dun Fell
looking at Little Dun Fell and Cross Fell

14th Aug 2005  13:10  by Shacklesborough

FB Number: 10791  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Good views south east of Cow Green and the Tees Valley with Great Dun Fell, Little Dun Fell and Cross Fell to the west. Nice walk from Cow Green Reservoir but the last climb over rough moorland was difficult.

26th Mar 1997  00:00  by mickandshane

FB Number: 10791  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Plug with raised lettering.