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TP0552 - Alfriston
 
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Grid reference :
TQ 50735 00934 map
Type :
FBM
Condition :
Good Good condition
Passive Station :
H1TQ5000
Current use :
Passive station
Historic use :
Fundamental Benchmark
T:UK waypoint :
TP0552
County :
East Sussex
Nearest town :
SEAFORD

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There are 39 photos for this trigpoint (view album).

This trigpoint:
Is ranked joint 5670th with 58 other trigs (more).
Has a mean score of 5.56/10 (from 48 logged visits)
Was First logged: 24th Jun 2003
Was Last logged: 27th Dec 2023

Of the 48 logged visits,
15 recorded a location and of these....
All were within 48m
The average error was 9m
2 were exact

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SEAFORD SEAFORD Seaford Church Tower Vane Seaford Church Tower Vane Southlands Southlands The Comp The Comp Chyngton Chyngton Frog Firle Frog Firle Mickandkim Mickandkim Glaslyn Glaslyn RoPeHe RoPeHe runblue runblue DesG DesG TrigJS TrigJS orlando rat orlando rat descarte1 descarte1 asbown asbown VinceTP VinceTP jonglew jonglew Alan Grove Alan Grove SebastienCale SebastienCale browni browni Lodgebarn Lodgebarn Alfriston Alfriston [Zoom In/Out] [Hide Labels]

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Selection of photos for this FBM.

TP0552
By TrigJS
TP0552
By TrigJS
Alfriston FBM
©DanTrig
Alfriston FBM
©boblynoriho
It’s somewhere in the brambles
©Windywalker
Alfriston FBM and Mrs TJR
©thejackrustles
TP0552
©explorer_olway

©runblue
303.65 feet above datum
©Cipollini
See 30 more in the album.

Logged Visits:

Good condition 27th Dec 2023  11:10  by Mickandkim

Gridref: TQ 50700 00900   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Easy access in winter


Good condition 11th Jul 2022  15:57  by RichardM

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

Granite pillar with bolt and height tag. In teasels, raspberries, nettles and brambles ~0.7m from S face of brick ended flint wall, 1m from SE corner.


Good condition 11th Jul 2022  15:18  by DeniseMc

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

In nettles at corner of yard wall 1 m from both wall and corner. Frog Firle NT Farm. Also cut mark on barn and flush bracket on house.


Good condition 16th Apr 2022  12:55  by descarte1

Gridref: TQ 50734 00936   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Granite FBM pillar beside a wall. Walked down from High and Over car park (although you can park next to it). Height tag present reading 303.65ft.


Good condition 15th Oct 2021  10:53  by TrigJS

Gridref: TQ 50735 00934   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

FBM in good condition though buried deeply in brambles and nettles.

TP0552 The FBM.
TP0552 Top of the FBM can be seen next to the wall.


Good condition 5th Jul 2020  12:00  by DanTrig

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

Easy bag from road considering the time of year, flattened a few brambles and found FBM very easily, ok views for a FBM. Second trig of the day. Earlier bagged Wilmington Hill. Later bagged Cliffe Hill, Wolstonbury Hill and Chanctonbury Ring. Sunny with a strong wind.

Alfriston FBM ©DanTrig


Good condition 29th Jan 2020  11:45  by boblynoriho

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Alfriston FBM ©boblynoriho


Good condition 23rd Nov 2019  13:55  by VinceTP

Gridref: TQ 50737 00938   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10


Inaccessible 20th Oct 2019  22:03  by Windywalker

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Inaccessible  Score: 1/10

Today the FBM was covered in brambles so much so that I could not get to it even though I was only 6ft away from it. I could just see the top underneath the foliage.

It’s somewhere in the brambles ©Windywalker


Good condition 22nd Mar 2019  09:20  by dugswell2

FB Number: NONE   Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Dry and grey.


Good condition 17th Apr 2018  09:07  by jonglew

Gridref: TQ 50737 00938   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Near enough roadside, easy parking. Small chipping to one top corner, height tag retained. 2 other nearby benchmarks I missed.

FBM TP0552©jonglew
FBM TP0552©jonglew
Height tag and chipped corner detail TP0552©jonglew


Good condition 22nd Jan 2018  16:31  by THE CYCLIST

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

Bus taken from Eastbourne YHA to Exceat Bridge. Followed West bank of Cuckmere River North, then climbed past the white horse. Nearby pillar all ready ticked but didn't have note of this FBM. Nearby flint wall has recently been rebuilt and the ground in front cleared of vegetation and is currently just raw red earth.


Good condition 19th Aug 2017  07:05  by thejackrustles

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

Bagged as YSM0146 Alfriston FBM. In the jaggies near a wall, quick and easy roadside one, clearly not a dangerous one as no cage! #1 day#2 - on the road again Total day#1 #13

Alfriston FBM and Mrs TJR ©thejackrustles
FBM Alfriston collage


Good condition 8th Jul 2017  11:00  by Ossie

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

31U 298217E 5630199N 90.9m


Good condition 13th May 2017  16:08  by Thejenkies

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked at the NT car park and short stroll along road to the benchmark. Undergrowth reclaiming it a little but spotted quickly. Cleared it as best we could. Some nice views from this block.

Alfriston FBM ©Thejenkies
PJ at Alfriston FBM ©Thejenkies


Good condition 5th Sep 2016  13:20  by lackofluke

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

No nettles to battle this time.

Alfriston FBM Easier to get at with no nettles


Good condition 25th Aug 2016  10:15  by BRISTOLIAN

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

Needed to batter the nettles here. FBM has just escaped being crushed by fallen wall.

Alfriston FBM ©BRISTOLIAN


Good condition 23rd May 2016  12:45  by gerryu2

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

In head high nettles and other plants. Wall has fallen and just missed the fbm. Lovely building made of flint.



Good condition 24th Apr 2016  11:44  by fitzydan

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Great views albeit gz is a little rough...

The Trigpoint


Good condition 15th Feb 2015  15:35  by orlando rat

Gridref: TQ 50735 00934   FB Number: S4004  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Not great views from the trig, which is slightly overgrown, but there was new born lambs in the field opposite. Such fun seeing them bounce around.

Alfriston FBM Alfriston trig with my GPSr sitting on top.


Good condition 13th Oct 2014  18:06  by Downsman James

FB Number: S4004  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

My first log!!


Good condition 1st May 2014  12:09  by DesG

Gridref: TQ 50728 00940   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

A bit overgrown here. Also logged as YSM146

FBM ©DesG


Good condition 26th Apr 2014  14:00  by Velosaurus

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

After attending the nearby Geocaching CITO event I nipped up the hill to find this FBM. Although hidden by the undergrowth it's in good order.

The FBM


Good condition 7th Sep 2013  00:00  by explorer_olway

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

Found within nettles but easily exposed.

TP0552 ©explorer_olway


Good condition 18th Aug 2013  06:24  by Trigger

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

TP0552


Good condition 3rd Jul 2013  16:51  by runblue

Gridref: TQ 50738 00928   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Well buried in nettles but a nice location once uncovered!

©runblue


Good condition 15th Feb 2013  12:28  by asbown

Gridref: TQ 50730 00943   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

easy to spot this time of year


Good condition 20th Jun 2012  12:12  by trigging on an island

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

Deep amongst nettles, but not too hard to find.


Good condition 12th Apr 2012  12:42  by Lodgebarn

Gridref: TQ 50737 00942   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Don't see many like this and in good condition. Visited for geocache YSM146.


Not Logged 10th Apr 2012  13:50  by WhiteFriar

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


Good condition 2nd Jun 2011  10:41  by Glaslyn

Gridref: TQ 50730 00930   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

©Glaslyn


Slightly damaged 11th May 2011  13:00  by Lathama

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 2/10

Hard to find in the nettles and undergrowth! Original height plate [303.56] still in place. Slight chunk of concrete missing. Near barn wall.


Good condition 1st May 2011  10:00  by Found It!Where Next?

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

Quick visit whilst passing by. Nearly hiden by the nettles so we approached with caution.


Not Logged 13th Mar 2011  09:14  by sniffadogz

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

Parked close by for a quick look.


Slightly damaged 31st Dec 2009  09:55  by Cipollini

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

Easy to find in the depths of winter - by wall to SE of barn - but still had to remove some brambles to see it properly. Top rear left corner chipped, but nice to see original height info.

Alfriston FBM ©Cipollini
303.65 feet above datum ©Cipollini
Location of FBM ©Cipollini


Good condition 23rd Aug 2009  15:10  by SebastienCale

Gridref: TQ 50736 00940   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

My first FBM! GPS took me to the spot, it's next to the wall of the old (NT) barn and was well proteced by stingers and I didn't get that close as I was wearing shorts.


Good condition 15th Aug 2009  12:50  by Father Ted

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

Wow. this took a bit of finding at this time of year. My gps was pointing to the southern side of the farm track but I guessed that if it was still here it would be in amongst them nettles and brambles. Ten minutes later and many stings and scratches I found it. Message to self to not wear shorts next time.


Good condition 7th Mar 2009  17:00  by mitsiman

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

Nice and easy this time of year, no long grass :-)


Good condition 13th Oct 2008  17:13  by browni

Gridref: TQ 50736 00941   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

A FBM fond OK that was in great condition.

The FBM in the foliage ©browni


Good condition 4th Sep 2008  09:43  by Pharisee

FB Number: N/A  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

A short walk from the car park up the road. Two firsts for me here… an FBM that is not surrounded by a fenced enclosure and the first FBM that I have found that still has the original height data label attached. Apart from that, nothing out of the ordinary. It is still in very good condition and currently, still very accessible.

The FBM ©Pharisee
The plaques ©Pharisee


Good condition 28th Jun 2008  07:40  by bluebeard

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 1/10


Good condition 5th Aug 2006  15:15  by RoPeHe

Gridref: TQ 50717 00944   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Classic 2GL FBM, in excellent condition, complete with height tag 303.65 ft. Almost totally hidden by brambles, but the blackberries tasted excellent. Flush Bracket 2436 is close by.


Good condition 11th Oct 2005  12:00  by iainmac

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




Good condition 13th Sep 2005  17:35  by Griefmiester

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Just up the road from Frog Firle, by a farm house, my first FBM


Good condition 11th Sep 2005  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: N/A  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

standard design, height tag, no railings, in long grass at back of verge by corner of wall surrounding the rather fine Frog Firle barn


Good condition 16th Dec 2004  11:10  by elsworth

FB Number: N/A  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10


Good condition 12th Apr 2004  11:55  by mickandshane

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

We don't normally bother if theres no FB involved but we saw this by accident after going to tell the farmer that one of his very young lambs had got separated from its mother and was in the wrong field (noticed on our walk to The Comp). We took a photo anyway! (not digital though!). FBM has a GPS plaque.


Good condition 24th Jun 2003  13:11  by Alan Grove

Gridref: TQ 50734 00941   FB Number: N/A  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

My first FBM, It was sitting in the long grass alongside some farm buildings, a short walk from TP0430 (Frog Firle). The datum mark shows a height of 303.65 feet.

TP0552 TP0552 - Alfriston FBM©Alan Grove
TP0552 Datum The datum mark on TP0552, showing a height of 303.65 feet.©Alan Grove


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