Farley Mount Trig Point - U.K. and Ireland Trigpoints on Waymarking.com

This trig point is situated at Farley Mount Country Park, a few kilometres west of Winchester. It is relatively accessible, being only a few hundred metres from a nearby car park. The locality provides extensive views across the Hampsire countryside, particularly on a clear day.

On a mound adjacent to the trig point there is an unusual pyramidical monument, believed to have been built in 1740 in commemoration of a horse. The structure bears two cast iron plaques, each of which displays the following text:


UNDERNEATH LIES BURIED
A HORSE
THE PROPERTY OF
PAULET ST JOHN ESQ
THAT IN THE MONTH
OF SEPTEMBER 1733 LEAPED
INTO A CHALK PIT TWENTYFIVE
FEET DEEP A FOXHUNTING
WITH HIS MASTER ON HIS BACK.
AND IN OCTOBER 1734 HE WON THE
HUNTERS PLATE ON WORTHY DOWNS
AND WAS RODE BY HIS OWNER
AND ENTERED IN THE NAME OF
"BEWARE CHALK PIT".
_______

THE ABOVE BEING THE WORDS OF
THE ORIGINAL INSCRIPTION
WERE RESTORED BY THE RT HON.
SIR WILLIAM HEATHCOTE BARONET
SEP. A. D. 1870.
_______


The recently restored monument is at the highest point of Farley Mount Country Park and can often be seen from quite a distance. The woodland and open chalk downs of the Country Park itself provide an excellent venue for a variety of of outdoor activities and are well worth a visit in their own right.

Type of Trigpoint: Triangulation Pillar Condition: Good Number on Flush Bracket: 11621

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