Logged Visits:

26th Apr 2024  17:31  by TrigJS

Gridref: ST 56445 48780   FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Pillar is slightly damaged mainly on the top around the spider. Good views. The nearby mast is very impressive.

TP5356 The pillar.
TP5356 The spider.
TP5356 The flush bracket.

13th May 2023  16:12  by Trigger monster

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 8/10

Parked to east of hill on A39 road near gate onto footpath and roadway up to mast. Over low wire onto roadway. Approaching summit started to get worried that the pillar might be inside the very well defended mast enclosure. Map indicated pillar being to south west of mast, fortunately beyond to fence of the compound and straight forward to access. Top slightly chipped, spider with plugged cap. OS plaque in place. Brilliant views all around apart from to north obscured by mast and buildings. Turns out mast is also a TP, two for one.

Pen Hill Flush plate
Pen Hill Looking north
Pen Hill North east showing spider and damage to top
Pen Hill East
Pen Hill South
Pen Hill Approached from north east

9th May 2023  16:18  by nozzer

Gridref: ST 56443 48780   FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Quick walk up the track that leads to the mast from the A39, no views very low cloud

28th Jul 2022  17:45  by AutomatedAnimal

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 9/10

Followed the driveway up for a quick look. Great views over the levels towards Glastonbury.

©AutomatedAnimal

30th May 2022  11:20  by Susie B

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 8/10

Walked up the drive to the mast site. Great views in all directions except towards the massive mast.

©Susie B

1st Aug 2021  18:40  by vegibagger

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Sunny evening Re-visit having just last the Ammerdown spiritual Retreat centre on my way to another wee hill NW of Wells. Air dry clay impression of FB...

Trig ©vegibagger
Mast summit ©vegibagger
Top 'face' ©vegibagger

29th Mar 2021  10:40  by [email protected]

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

30th Oct 2020  13:20  by midlife hiking

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 8/10

Unfortunately, couldn’t get to the trig as whole area was electric fenced off with signs stating “private land” and “stick to the path”. Walked along the bridle path instead.

1st Feb 2020  17:00  by Andy West

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

1st Aug 2019  19:19  by dean&nova

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

Misty day so no view....was creepy as there was cows moving in the distance looked like a horrow film

Nova and the pillar ©dean&nova

26th Jan 2019  14:35  by craigf

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

16th Nov 2018  15:10  by RichardM

Gridref: ST 56442 48780   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Over pasture from layby of sorts at start of mast service road. Grey views, mast rising into cloud, not dark yet but it's trying hard.

16th Nov 2018  15:09  by DeniseMc

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

10th Sep 2018  10:40  by dugswell2

FB Number: S1515   Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Dry.

24th Apr 2018  12:38  by SamJD

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

23rd Jul 2017  14:53  by vegibagger

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked at top of A39 hill north of Wells. Curving tarmac road up to the tv mast but I decided to take off my people crocs and walk up the grassy field in bare feet. Little devil on my shoulder kept suggesting exploring textural experience of squelching through a couple of fresh cow pats. The angel on my other shoulder suggested I resist this temptation! The angel won. Trig pillar on summit S1515.

trig ©vegibagger
FB ©vegibagger
top ©vegibagger
top too ©vegibagger

1st Apr 2017  17:27  by Roger Peaple

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

24th Aug 2016  14:26  by pat29

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

easy walk up Tarmac track,

views ©pat29

3rd Apr 2016  17:24  by edfielden

Gridref: ST 56442 48779   FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Walked up to the pillar with its attendant cattle via the track leading to the Pen Hill (Mendip) TV transmitter. FB faces SSE. Great views of the Somerset countryside through the slight dull haze! Met farmer on way back down who informed us the land is private. Further details and photos to follow...

16th Feb 2016  15:30  by Ramblingpaul

Gridref: ST 56446 48787   FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Short walk up tarmaced track to trig

15th Jan 2016  14:20  by Nekyram

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

22nd Sep 2015  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: ST 56447 48786   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Good lay-by at track entrance to east (N-bound side)

28th Jun 2015  13:00  by Come on boots, lets go

Gridref: ST 56400 48700   FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Chunk of concrete missing from side

20th Jun 2015  16:38  by BRISTOLIAN

FB Number: 1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Bagged whilst Geocaching in the area.

Mr K at trig. Usual trig pose.©BRISTOLIAN

10th Jun 2015  10:15  by lejogger

Gridref: ST 56300 48600   FB Number: S1515  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

No need to brag

29th Mar 2015  15:30  by SlainteJimmy

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

12th Mar 2015  12:59  by jonglew

Gridref: ST 56444 48785   FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Good parking in layby on A39 due E of trig. Short walk up on what appears to be open access land. Pillar found with large chunk of concrete missing from one vertical edge and over 50% top screed gone. Also cap is missing, replaced by composite plug; all sight holes closed, but LHD side plug degrading. Very hazy 360deg views, limited to N by comms compound.

Pillar TP5356©jonglew
Spider TP5356©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP5356©jonglew

1st Mar 2015  13:24  by g4wsb

Gridref: ST 56444 48678   FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Short walk from main road up tarmac track.

©g4wsb
©g4wsb
©g4wsb
©g4wsb

3rd Dec 2014  14:30  by orion

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 8/10

Short walk up from the A39,good views to the south ans a large transmitter mast to the north

Pen Hill trig and mast

24th Aug 2014  14:56  by CJO

Gridref: ST 56437 48771   FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Plastic cap. Top screed around spider largely missing. Chip from east corner.

Pen Hill

8th Nov 2012  10:35  by asbown

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

nice easy walk up from the road.

7th May 2012  10:15  by Dusty

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Mrs Dusty & trigpoint
Spider & slight damage
Flush Bracket

10th Aug 2011  11:58  by Phil Clayton

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Quick walk up from road

16th Jul 2011  12:15  by Mickandkim

Gridref: ST 56443 48779   FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Easy parking and stile into field,herd of cows to go round but after a glance grass was more interesting

14th Jul 2011  11:40  by wanderer

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

4th Jun 2011  13:36  by Trigger

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

TP5356

19th May 2011  11:04  by Marramintar

Gridref: ST 56500 48800   FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

easy walk up from main road, aherd of cows visited us whilst bagging this one which scared the girlfriend!

Pen Hill Pen Hill Trig with Cows

6th Apr 2011  16:31  by gutlord62

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Incorporated this one into a circular walk starting from the beautiful Ebbor Gorge. Bright sunny day with a light southerly breeze. Fantastic views from Pen Hill spoilt slightly by the huge transmitter. TP in good shape.

5th Jul 2010  17:11  by Griefmiester

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Easy walk up from road at base - Pillar slightly damaged around spider and located just outside mast compound - massive mast - great views.

11th Jun 2010  00:00  by Maple Leaf

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 8/10

Visiting nearby geocache

Pen Hill, Somerset ©Maple Leaf

5th Nov 2009  13:15  by cmb1953

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 8/10

23rd Jun 2009  15:00  by Moonraker Team

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 8/10

Pretty impressive ©Moonraker Team

23rd May 2009  11:22  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

22nd Aug 2008  14:15  by PHMB

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Easy access from A39 . Stands just to the west of and overshadowed by TV transmitter aeriel (1001 foot high according to aviation map. Great views to W,S&E including Glastonbury Tor. pillar sound but concrete has crumbled around spider. remnants of white paint. Carries GPS plate. Plug missing, plastic disc replacement.

1st Aug 2008  15:25  by Managra

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Near to the mast. The farmer drove up behind us and asked us what we were doing. He was okay when we explained but warned us about the cows with their calves - and they weren't very happy when they saw us, so we kept a very respectful distance. In good condition apart from some of the facing that was missing from the top. GPS plaque. Plastic plug.

©Managra
©Managra

24th Dec 2007  17:44  by captain gore-tex

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

quick grab on the way home, across farm field

horizontal view ©captain gore-tex

14th Dec 2007  14:55  by Glaslyn

Gridref: ST 56440 48770   FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Hadnt got maps with me ,and only pulled over as looked promising for giving the dog a run ! Nice hill hazy views ,big aerial !

©Glaslyn
©Glaslyn

27th Jun 2007  12:49  by tom

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

Big views, across the Somerset Levels to the Quantocks

18th Mar 2007  14:00  by bluebeard

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

penn is a word of celtic origin meaning head(land) or hill.

2nd Mar 2007  17:20  by rhayader_wanderer

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

Parking on the main road next to the entry to the transmitter in a layby. Easy walk but for the heavily churned last 50m on leaving the track. Condition unchanged views poorer due to low cloud

24th Jun 2006  12:00  by AdamsHome

Gridref: ST 56444 48787   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Great views below the TV mast.

21st May 2006  18:11  by Brisey

Gridref: ST 56447 48776   FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

The nearby mast is not MoD, it is the Mendip TV transmitter, 589 feet high. It was being repainted around the time of my visit, and the contractors had left the gate at the A39 open, so I was able to drive close to the pillar. No workmen were around this late on a Sunday. Just as well, as a large exclusion zone suggests that paint drips may carry some distance. The pillar is just outside the exclusion zone.

TP5356
TP5356 top Showing slight damage, or maybe weathering.
S1515

2nd Nov 2005  14:07  by Galapagos

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 6/10

Lovely views. Pleasant walk from WElls mainly through woods and along streams

15th Jun 2005  17:23  by barryhunter

Gridref: ST 56446 48780   FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Another fine view, impressive mast nearby (MoD?). Outer frost protection concreate is almost gone. Artifical Plug.

30th Jun 2004  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Top layer partially gone

S1515
S1515
S1515
S1515

30th May 2004  11:10  by martin

Gridref: ST 56400 48700   FB Number: S1515  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Lovely views over Mendips

11th Oct 2003  10:00  by maurice

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

20th Sep 2002  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

MoD mast adj, v fine view

31st Jul 1998  17:24  by senrabyar

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

18th Feb 1995  00:00  by mickandshane

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Quite close to the mast but not on the path. We were stopped by the farmer but he was all right when we told him we were interested in trigs, (he thought we might be looking for magic mushrooms). Plug missing.

26th Jun 1989  00:00  by Ilovetrigs

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

11th Aug 1985  00:00  by RogerTempleman

FB Number: S1515  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Pillar dwarfed by nearby TV mast. On private estate with grazing cows.