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Name:Hensbarrow Downs
Hill number:19290
Height:364.6m / 1196ft
Section:40: Cornwall & Devon
Classification:Ma,Hu,Tu,3
Drop:250m
Col:114.6m  SX 0873 6546  
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Entry no.Date recordedGrid Ref.Feature / Observations / SurveyRecorded byStatusSubpointLatest review
1739729/11/2016SX 00137 57485  F: vegetated rock embedded in long grass
O: It's not possible to say that this is undoubtedly the highest point, in view of the vegetation, but it's a good summit marker and I couldn't find anything higher.
S: Leica RX1250
alda
Summit
Jim
1739926/12/2016SX 00132 57483  F: Embedded stone
O: Without being aware of the stone mentioned by alda, it's the point that seemed to me to be the top.
mae
Summit
1Jim
1740422/12/2010SX 00135 57486  F: Small cairn on flattish area.Aye Jimmy
Rejected
Jim
3748016/02/2022SX 00136 57480  F: Vegetated rockK&AD
Summit
GJ



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no issues encounteredmike.hartley23/02/2024
Should have done some more research on this beforehand. British Lithium have a pilot processing plant just to the NE of Hensbarrow Beacon where they have developed a patented process to produce EV battery grade lithium carbonate this year. On 29June they announced a partnership with local French miner Imerys to develop and expand production in the area. As a result the fp to the west has been closed and security in the viscinity tightened up with van patrols on the tracks. We managed to get to the trig point but no further. As a working day there was a lot of truck traffic on the roads/tracks, so next time we might try on a weekend.richard6930/08/2023
Ratboy8725/08/2023
assynt_bob04/07/2023
As per others straight up the path and then track from car parkStevooo26/06/2023
From quarry entrance to morth up quarry road then direct uphillmart079723/03/2023
Up the ROW from the parking area. At yhe gate go up LHS of fence to gate just ptheatrics trig, then through the gate, avoids all the gauze on the RGS of the fence. From the trig back to the path towards the derelict building. Trail goes to yge right through the trees and up onto the track. Followed the track up yo the left, then right up around the bend, when track stops climbing come to a big boulder with track leading diagonally left up onto the ridge. Then it's an easy ascent to the summit. On the way back followed the track around to the left at the bottom junction instead of heading towards ROW. This leads easily back to the car park.JulieB26/02/2023
Sunday walk, followed mining road from the road.G0HIO19/02/2023
Hugh Calvey04/02/2023
From the parking area to the west, we followed the RoW up to the trig on Hensbarrow Beacon (the original top). The path got increasingly gorsey before the trig but was quite passable. As others have mentioned, we then headed to the disused building nearby and followed a trail up onto the quarry track. We followed the track for a little while before climbing up to the new summit. Both coasts are easily seen from the top and so is Brown Willy. We followed the track back down. No one about as it was a Sunday, apart from a dog walker. This was the 1st of 4 hills today. Afterwards we drove to and bagged Caerloggas Downs, Helman Tor and The Beacon at Bodmin.DanTrig16/10/2022
kanderson04/10/2022
Glenford02/10/2022
chrisbien10/07/2022
CJM10/07/2022
briansv650s05/07/2022
A return visit to bag the new summit of the landscaped spoil heap. From little car park small path towards white trig. Left through second of the two field gates on Public footpath to corner of field and wooden gate. Narrow path leads to trig. Observe notch in dyke hiding quarry road as it ascends from R to L. First follow narrow path to small concrete building, then to right edge of trees & bracken to back right corner of bracken filled clearing where path goes through trees to ascend the notch to quarry road. Left, uphill, round bend, 100m sharp left of grassed over track. When steep rough slopes ease on RHS turn R and head straight up. Summit is ill-defined.Minto01/07/2022
mcallmar30/06/2022
On a walk from Higher Trezaise, taking in Hensbarrow Downs, Hensbarrow Beacon and then on to Roche Rock (which I'm a little surprised isn't on here). The top of the Downs is settling into a nice grassy top, with decent views. Still seems sad that the Beacon which was the highest point for the barrow builders is now so dwarfed by this though.thesweetcheat20/06/2022
Parked by low double gates at 002578. The grid ref is shown on a notice. I'd have been unwilling to start here on a working day, so pleased it was Su. From the top of the quarry vehicle road, we walked W on an old track about 100m, then up directly to the HP. Lots of Salix scrub and lots of orchids, generally good underfoot and never obstructed by vegetation. We crossed a few more disused tracks going round the slope,a dog walker on one of them. I guess following them W from our line would lead round towards the trig pt, which we could see way below from the HP. Interesting views of the almost post-industrial land scape. On the way down, we noted how, the other side of the fence in the access land, the vegetation was more grassland, perhaps reclaimed more recently. We had bagged the trig pt 15 yrs ago and in the end, thought visiting the new top in this most human-altered landscape an interesting and wothwhile exercise. With Pete.pwheeler12/06/2022
Got completely drenched and couldn't see a thing in the wind and rain. From the trig made way to ruined building and found faint path through trees , that's literally through trees , it's so overgrown, then up path that had turned into a stream to meet quarry road . Soon switches back then you can break off left on another smaller quarry road to get to summit area.Mark Sims17/05/2022
timbob6902/05/2022
The strangest aspect from a Marilyn that I can recollect.summitter13/04/2022
Matt05/04/2022
asbown29/03/2022
Another sunny day. Nice to go to trig with my Sister while Mum in hospital.davechaffey18/03/2022
Parked to the W then walked to the top via the trig.paulhilder21/02/2022
AlanD16/02/2022
Walked in from Roche then circumnavigated the quarryPhilipChaston04/02/2022
Trezaise - Hensbarrow Downs - Caerloggas Downs - Carluddon Pyramid - Carclaze Downs - St Austell.Mark Jackson27/01/2022
Followed fence northwards down from Hensbarrow Beacon and over a gate to join a quarry track. Uphill next on rough ground. No fence to mark edge of Access Land. Surprisingly easy walk up to the summit. Dusk. Solo.Dangerous Dave10/01/2022
Not sure about this one, seemed a bit odd walking up here passing the trig point to get to get to the top of a spoil heap.Idris16/12/2021
iainwalton29/10/2021
Well it has taken just over 20 years to trapse the few hundred yards east. Went to the trig from the parking to the west. Then made for the notch in the bank to the track. After a short zig zag it was an easy climb to the flat summit area. I wandered around in the mist for a few minutes before returning the same waygaryhoney27/10/2021
From footpath slightly west of north. Easy parking. Bits of paths and tracks and plenty of heather to the top.destaylor20/10/2021
PM26/09/2021
Finally final finally. Should've got here yesterday afternoon if I'd not spent forever snipping bush overgrowth on the path to the trig. Today its misty. No view English Marilyns re-completedvegibagger11/08/2021
arjh27/07/2021
ARC03/07/2021
Tricky16/06/2021
dave g30/05/2021
with Evelyn - visited trig point and summit plateaujd1613/05/2021
Last English Marilyn - again. Did Hensbarrow Beacon years ago. Had to come all this way just to get the disappointing new top.davefh22/04/2021
from Trezaise, via minor road S then FP east to trig and found fair route to summit with minimum gorse. With K.IanHHill19/04/2021
ketzster07/04/2021
From small parking area to W with J. Followed the somewhat overgrown & wet path to the trig point. Then aimed at the obvious notch in the bank on the spoil heap behind. Took 3 goes & a bit of a battle through the growing scrub & small trees to reach it. Then followed the quarry track round one bend & cut up straight to the top. However the actual top could be almost anywhere up there. The quarrying activity seems to be on the W of the minor road now & the landscaping of the spoil heap has been done quite sympathetically. Very little suggestion of GOML here now with a lot of Open Access land defined. Panoramic view but it's difficult to look past the quarrying unfortunately.NotReallyABagger28/09/2020
geralddavison06/09/2020
griefmiester15/07/2020
Did the old top years ago so had to try for this on my first visit to Cornwall for over 10 years. Parked up too far south on the road to west and had a real fight through bog and scrub to get to the trig. Then easy to the new top and discovered a much easier way on the way down, using the quarry roads. Typical!!!signyred13/07/2020
Summited a total of 7 times, absolutely phenomenal view from the manmade tip with a 360 degree view over a large portion of cornwall. Dartmoor is visible over 40 miles away on a clear day as well as plymouth. Roseland to the south is all visible. The lizard peninsula can be seen.FelixClayhill17/05/2020
Walked from our holiday cottage in Bugle, taking road over slag heap from B3274, which soon cuts back as a footpath at second switchback contouring round the north to the east side. Missed trig pillar on right as expected it to be above our eye-line so cut back to Marilyn summit first. There is another embedded stone 75m to WSW , which we came across on way back to trig pillar, but this one at SX 00134 57478 is clearly higher.mntainman20/01/2020