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27th Jun 2023  21:52  by ady650b

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

23rd Apr 2023  17:09  by Cboz

Gridref: SU 20200 72400   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Not the most pleasant of tasks. Muddy doesn't quite cut it and I was almost run down by dirt bikers whilst trying to take a shameful selfie. Relieved to have found it on the first visit. Can't give any further directions on how to find it because I'm sure it was pure luck after trying numerous horrible dirt tracks. Good luck!

©Cboz

20th Sep 2022  21:35  by Duncan68

FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Track uneven but dry

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20th Sep 2022  21:25  by JoeNTMY

FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

4th Aug 2022  20:26  by Ande1865

FB Number: S6210  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Interesting stumble along a deeply rutted track! At least it was dry.

2nd Jul 2022  16:30  by WiltsLass

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

22nd Apr 2022  15:12  by CJO

Gridref: SU 20279 72421   FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

all intact. 30cm from edge of very deeply rutted track.

Pillar

14th Apr 2022  15:04  by vegibagger

FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Up track from the east, while mum waited in the car

16th Nov 2021  16:05  by andyrandom

FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Mud, mud, glorious mud. Nothing quite like it for boiling the blood. My boots are now knackered, it's caked on my jacket, my trousers are splattered by glooorious mud! (Seriously, wear wellies for this one if there hasn't been a drought.) Accessed from the single track road from the south east. Perhaps other routes are drier...

25th Aug 2021  12:23  by MylesM

FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Found this at the second attempt. The trick is knowing that it sits on a grass verge along the mudbath lane that joins the track that leads down the hill towards Ogbourne. Also it is obscured by a tree making spotting it even more difficult. What helped (not for the first time) were the very useful notes left by other baggers. Had I read these in the first place.....oh well. So a bit of a feeling of triumph when i corrected my mistake.

Poulton Downs Secreted down a very muddy lane.
Poulton Downs Pillar viewed from the field opposite. (Through a gap in the hedge).

6th Jun 2021  16:10  by Margaret the trig

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

1st May 2021  16:30  by Mickandkim

Gridref: SU 20200 72400   FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Lots of roads and tracks but got there in the end

22nd Aug 2020  16:15  by 22thenext500

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

Walked from Mildenhall village, having already walked to TP2368 from here. Up a quiet lane - we disturbed deer on two separate occasions and numerous pheasants. Then up on to the downs via bridleways. Glorious views at the top - but not from the pillar enclosed by trees down a earthen rutted track.

©22thenext500

7th Nov 2019  12:09  by slateloose

Gridref: SU 20200 72400   FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

All the tracks on the O.S map are little off the true routes what is going on here. Walked from the road near Warren farm, north along a restricted byway then N.W across a field to a second track to trig . The trig is in a bit of a bad place so close to the edge of the muddy track. No Views.

17th Aug 2019  17:28  by 1473

Gridref: SU 20274 72428   FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Tricky trudge along rutted, muddy, and overgrown byway. Good condition, original cap in place. No views due to hedges.

8th Nov 2018  14:30  by lejogger

Gridref: SU 20200 72400   FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

The Illuminati are here ©lejogger

13th Aug 2017  12:30  by plet56

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

11th Feb 2017  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: SU 20279 72436   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

28th Sep 2016  09:39  by G1ANQ

FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

The tracks to get to this one were even more muddy and rutted. No views really. At least its getting warmer now.

Flush Bracket
TP with Bike Showing rutted track

16th Aug 2016  19:54  by Griefmiester

Gridref: SU 20283 72437   FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

I drove a lot of the way along the By-Way until the Ford Focus ran out of ground clearance! then walked the last 500m Pillar is hiding in a side track under tree. looked to be in good condition. this is one of those where the name sounds better than the reality.

Pillar & FB

31st Mar 2015  08:12  by g4wsb

Gridref: SU 20283 72440   FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Drove up from south Marlborough-Mildenhall, left at sharp bend upto end of tarmac road.Onto track straight to parking left, down track then right then short walk to trig.No parking problem here.

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14th Mar 2015  16:10  by 21qazxsw

FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

We approached this one from the W (Ogbourne St Andrew). Parked where the byway meets the A346 (approx. SU193725), right where there is a blue sign that says "Unsuitable for motor vehicles". We had to park right up against the side so as not to block the byway. As it turned out, a couple of 4x4s came along shortly after we parked up and they had to squeeze past our car. Not the best place to park. Then we walked E along the byway. Very muddy around the trig! Trig in good condition, original metal cap, FB faces the hedge (i.e. away from the path) so I cleared the area a bit with my secateurs to be able to photograph the FB. Tip for future visitors: a better place to park would be the car park of the nearby pub Silks On The Downs, or the local roads in Ogbourne St Andrew.

MUD!!!

9th Nov 2014  13:01  by BRISTOLIAN

FB Number: 6210  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Nice walk up the track to bag this one. Very muddy at Trig and no great views. Still happy to add another to my tally though.

Mr K at Trig. Usual Trig pose.©BRISTOLIAN

9th Nov 2014  13:01  by CornishGazza

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

Nice walk up to the ridge. No views but plenty of mud! Visited whilst geocaching in the area.

15th Oct 2013  13:45  by Wubbleyew

FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

On a meandering, roughly circular walk from Ogbourne St George, (part Ridgeway - part old railway walk) and made a diversion for this trigpoint.

6th Oct 2013  00:00  by Nekyram

FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

10th Jul 2013  18:47  by edfielden

Gridref: SU 20281 72431   FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Parking tricky along old Roman Road; short walk along very enclosed track/path to find pillar hiding just beside the track with no views at all! I got a remarkably good GPS fix despite the undergrowth! Further details and photos to follow...

12th May 2012  07:56  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

3 of 4. Enjoyed a 47.3mph descent toward Ogbourne before turning left up the "Roman Road" back onto the ridge. The byway right to the trig was just passable - muddy and churned by FWD which had torn down some branches. Pillar is by the track, the surrounding overgrown hedges obscuring any views. Track heading South toward Marlborough much better and mostly rideable.

26th Mar 2012  12:10  by tom

FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

The pillar stands next to the southern hedge of a narrow byway on the Marlborough Downs to the north of the town. The trig has FB S6210 facing into the hedge and its spider is plugged by a metal cap with deep lettering. It was reached by means of byways from the minor road to the south east. At the time of my visit the rights of way were mostly baked hard underfoot. The site is in an area of gently rolling downland of large arable fields but the view from the trig is obscured by the hedges of the byway. From nearby fields Martinsell and the Pewsey Downs could be seen to the south with the hazy outline of the northern fringe of Salisbury Plain in the distance. To the north could be seen the edge of the Marlborough Downs overlooking lower, flatter land that disappeared into a hazy horizon.

18th Jul 2011  11:05  by Dusty

FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Trigpoint
Spider
Flush Bracket

21st Jan 2011  13:21  by jonglew

FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Miserable location for a trig, stuck in a hedgerow in a mud-bath! Trig was in good condition. Flush bracket facing into the hedge so difficult to get a picture of it.

Pillar TP5514©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP5514©jonglew

13th Nov 2010  15:00  by Paul and Max

FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Found whilst on a Geocaching walk, definitely the muddiest footpath around, even with walking boots we had to tread carefully along the edge of the path!

Max stands on a dry bit.

19th Sep 2008  18:30  by Trigpoint100

FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

On a circular evening stroll through the Ogbournes St George and St Andrew. Has to be one of the muddiest trigs we have visited, and in thick vegetation so no immediate views, but in good condition. Recommend the pub in O St G for its tolerance of muddy boots!

17th Aug 2007  11:50  by bluebeard

FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

my first trig in a tunnel !

29th Jul 2007  11:55  by lackofluke

FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Still very muddy!

19th May 2007  15:00  by dal

FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Path up from A346 to W is fine, paths around trig a little muddy. Parked in layby just to N on A346. I reckon 1:25k map shows position more clearly than 1:50k (S side of track heading NE).

28th Apr 2007  08:45  by Trigger

FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

22nd Jan 2007  10:30  by NeverLost

FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

If the bridleway was muddy in December then it's REALLY muddy now! Confronted with 300m up hill of pure ankle deep mud I did what any self respecting trigbagger would do and just waded on through anyway. A good test for the Goretex boots (and passed :) Looks like there's been some heavy plant equipment up here as the caterpillar tracks have widened the brideway by a couple of feet.

S6210 trig point
S6210 flush bracket
S6210 spider

10th Dec 2006  14:23  by Glaslyn

Gridref: SU 20280 72430   FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Amazingly the pillar has survived the 4x4 onslaught that has destroyed most of the path to the pillar.If you are walking to it suggest that you enter the field opposite farm drive and walk parallel to the proper path ......not that i would ever advocate trespass of course.

Pillar and Mud!©Glaslyn
©Glaslyn

15th Jul 2006  15:10  by macroderma

Gridref: SU 20281 72430   FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy find from the nearby farm track

Cap

7th Jun 2006  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

S6210
S6210
S6210

26th Nov 2005  14:00  by Managra

FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Vey slippery and rutted access path. No views to speak of as it's in a hedge - and the FB faces inwards. Metal plug with heavily indented lettering.

Trigpoint ©Managra
Flush bracket ©Managra

7th Mar 2005  14:51  by rhayader_wanderer

Gridref: SU 20277 72433   FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

very slippery access path to reasonable view point

6th Sep 2002  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

edge of B/W by hedge, pleasant views from vicinity

9th Feb 1997  00:00  by mickandshane

FB Number: S6210  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Plug with heavily indented lettering.