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29th Jan 2023  14:00  by ManuelPereda

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

22nd Jan 2022  11:21  by Trigger monster

FB Number: S3362  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Useful tips from prior logs, entered field from gate to north east. Did ask people at the house adjacent but they were just working there and said the field didn’t belong to the property owner anyway. Keep left of the clump of trees and over another gate. Pillar is pretty much on highest bit of ground. Few brambles nearby but otherwise clear of vegetation. Partial views towards the east. Extra points for moderate challenge. Raised S prefix. Fifth of eight today.

Monksgreen Farm Flush plate
Monksgreen Farm FB faces west, looking towards east
Monksgreen Farm Looking south

12th Oct 2021  17:20  by Nekyram

FB Number: S3362  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked in gateway, just as farmer on quad bike was locking gate.he said it was private, but went up to look. Happy for us to go up field ,saying the cow were ok. Trig easily spotted.

12th Sep 2021  10:09  by slateloose

Gridref: TQ 14200 56700   FB Number: S3362  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked at parade of shop south of railway line. Then walk up road to access trig via field gates as other have done.

23rd Oct 2020  13:53  by TrigJS

Gridref: TQ 14286 56703   FB Number: S3362  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Pillar in good condition. Parked in a field entrance to the northeast at TQ1442256863 and walked up to the pillar.

TP4893 The pillar.
TP4893 The spider.
TP4893 The flush bracket.

26th May 2020  14:33  by Nick Pulsford

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

25th Feb 2017  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: TQ 14281 56712   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked in wide farm entrance @ TQ 145 568. Gate to NE, then field gate bearing the "Private" sign. However, not to be deterred I walked up to the trig to find a man working up there in the adjacent field - not a word was said!

17th Feb 2016  12:44  by jonglew

Gridref: TQ 14282 56704   FB Number: S3362  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parking at field gate to NE. Access to pillar now has signs warning private land - no access. Ignored these. But there is work going on somewhere evidenced by heavy digger tracks and earth-moving machinery sounds a little to the S. Possible danger to the trig? Time will tell. Pillar has a composite cap; BSM-style FB; rear sight hole open. Some views above scrubby woodland.

Pillar TP4893©jonglew
Spider TP4893©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP4893©jonglew

29th Jan 2012  10:22  by trigangel

FB Number: S3362  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

29th Jan 2012  10:21  by TrigBadger

FB Number: S3362  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

©TrigBadger

29th Jan 2011  17:20  by bluebeard

FB Number: S3362  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

1st Jan 2011  09:05  by Trigger

FB Number: S3362  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

TP4893

15th Aug 2010  09:54  by Arnand

FB Number: S3362  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Came same way as cmd1953 suggested & proved nice & easy. The rain from the night before made the field a bit boggy but no real obstacle in getting to the trig. Trig in good condition with cap replaced with plastic one

Monksgreen trig ©Arnand

25th Jul 2010  17:25  by cmb1953

FB Number: S3362  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Not too difficult now. I parked at field entrance on lane to N., then over two easy gates and walk up the hill. Just head for summit of hill. Undergrowth not a problem.

14th May 2008  09:30  by Lathama

FB Number: S3362  Condition: Good  Score: 1/10

This one gave me a lot of grief. Approached from the wrong direction through a field of very inquisitive and frisky cattle. Then had to clamber over a fence and then had to battle the vegetation which has grown up again. Locating the pillar wasn't easy, either. There is a plastic plug replacement. Traces of paint. Sightholes closed or obscured by soil. No views from here at all. Flush bracket with 'Raised S'.

8th Apr 2007  00:00  by Pharisee

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

Just a quick note to say that the land surrounding the T/P has mostly been cleared now and a new fence and gate have been installed at the top of the road. There is no indication as to what the clearance is for.

The cleared land ©Pharisee

11th Mar 2007  08:13  by Pharisee

Gridref: TQ 14282 56705   FB Number: S3362  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

I was staying with friends over on Hawks Hill so while they were still sleeping off the previous eveings excesses, I took the oportunity to walk up to the local trig-point. Like those before me, I clambered over the metal gate at the top of Monks Green, now fitted with a new chain and padlock. Unlike those before me, I found that there had been a lot of clearance work carried out recently and there was wide, open swathe of land leading up the small pond at the top of the hill. From there it was a relatively short push through the brambles and thorn bushes to the trig point. It seemed a little sad and forlorn at being totally surrounded by rough scrub with absolutely no view of the surrounding country side. Ho hum.... I've marked it as slightly damaged as the centre plug has been taken and the hole blocked up with some sort of filler. Apart from that, it's in good nick, although a good clean and a coat of white paint may make it feel better :o) Incidentally, there is no 'S' in front of the number on the flush bracket as the database and some previous finders have stated. On second thoughts.... maybe there is... It's above, not in front. Silly me!

The trig-point in the early morning sun ©Pharisee

23rd Sep 2006  16:00  by mickandshane

FB Number: 3362  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

No GPS but found it quite easily, although the area is very overgrown. I hopped the metal gate and followed my nose so to speak. The pillar is in old thorn trees which are very brittle and quite easy to push through. Plent of brambles as well. The whole area seems to have been deserted, and has not been taken over by dog walkers, so paths are very faint. Resin plug.

16th Sep 2006  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S3362  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

vgc, old plastic cap. BSM style FB. Small copse of mature oaks, fairly open but hemmed in by blackthorn & bramble. Approx at highest point, seems a fair bit further than 100m from cul de sac.

5th Jan 2006  13:01  by Griefmiester

FB Number: S3362  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Bit of a stinker, this one. I parked at the end of the cul-de-sac, and hopped over the old metal gate, from there it is over a rough field, and then brambles, brambles and more brambles, the last 20 meters is almost a crawl. this is one of those, that would be a struggle with no GPS. Pillar is in good conditon, and is completely surrounded by trees and brambles.

21st Jan 2005  15:35  by NeverLost

FB Number: S3362  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

A tough one to find, even with little undergrowth. Park at the end of the Monksgreen lane coming in from the east then over the metal gate (which hasn't been opened for a very long time) and wind your way through the bushes and brambles. GPS highly recommended :-)

Flush bracket
Spider
Trig