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Name:Boring Field
Hill number:5463
Height:80.8m / 265ft
Parent (Ma):2869  Cleeve Hill
RHB Section:39: Central and Eastern England
County/UA:Cambridgeshire
County (CoH):Huntingdonshire (CoH)
Catchment:Wash
Class:Historic County Top
(CoH)
Grid ref:TL 04724 71114
Summit feature:no feature
Drop:0m
Col:80.8m  TL 04728 71113  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 141 153
(1:25k) 225W
Observations:edge of field by county boundary. Higher ground to NE is an artificial embankment
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  • Huntingdonshire historic county top

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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 135 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
DDFR Honestly not worth it.Donpeblo17/02/2024
Quick circular walk on the way to afternoon tea nearby. Parked at the village hall and headed to HP. Back to car via three shires stone. Had a quick look inside the medieval church in Covington before leaving.catie11/11/2023
Whilst the summit itself is nothing to talk about, this is an area with some very pleasant countryside for walking through.justin_j_evans12/08/2023
Didn't find it boring. A hurricane was practicing acrobatics above me.Clachaig20/06/2023
Found it easier to park at village hall. Bridleway then followed field boundary. Easy pleasent walk with Jonathantrimarc228/12/2022
Parked at Covington village hall, near church. rOW, then field boundary.PGCE15/08/2022
Good track up field edgeGordonAdshead09/07/2022
From water tower. Tore my hair out trying to match the summit picture to the ground. Walked all around the farm and onto the old bank (vegetation recently cleared). Assume the green triangle denotes the new summit so could have saved myself some hassle.Wycombe Wanderer16/09/2021
Nowhere obvious to park near the water tower, so parked in Covington and took the bridleway past the farm and then another a short way down the edge of the field.Wheelsy01/08/2021
Left my bike at the water tower and then walked down the side of the field. Damp and grey and muddy.pclyndes20/06/2021
A bright, windy evening on the Huntingdon plateau. Made my way East from the church in Hargrave. Approaching the summit I saw someone in a tractor and thought I might be on the non-public side of the hedgerow, so ran the last part to make sure I got there.edmundjohnson25/09/2020
SOLO. Overnighted in Sheringham and set off on a quest to bag some of the hills in Jonny Muir's book. This was number 5. Started at Three Shire House and the water tower. Explored several areas which looked to be the highest point close to farm buildings based on the photo. On return headed toward the houses and and took a diversion into the churchyard whilst looking for a different route back to the car. Was also a nice view from a bench by the side of the field as I followed the path back to B645.Buck08/08/2020
With E. Raining. Parked at Covington village hall and followed bridleway to Windy Barn Farm then over to hedge at field boundary. Cows seemed pleased to have company on such a wet day. Return same route.Beeliner28/07/2019
Evening walk from Covingtonkjg10606/04/2019
Simple walk along public bridleway by field edges, from Hargrave. Solo.Dangerous Dave09/03/2019
Tried to follow a different route back to Covington on footpaths marked on map but footpath signs removed and pathways blocked off.Janie26/02/2019
Revisit for new summit on sunny morning. Previous visit:- Summit is allegedly on the old railway embankment. Gentle walk up from Covington after checking out the church and its bench mark. 30/08/2016Dugswell225/02/2019
Visited this hill with jonglew/my grandad and our handy GPSwilliamglew02/01/2019
Alan, LindaGlenford31/12/2018
Visited early afternoon, in cold showery weather. Couldn’t find the remains of railway bridge or embankment. Lady from nearby small house informed us that it had been recently demolished. The highest ground seemed to be a corner in the track just before reaching farmyard and junction with another path from West. This spot also matched the grid reference.Hills19/11/2018
Parked at village hall, walked along track to barn, stood on slightly higher patch of ground, walked back. Very exciting walk....Nick30/09/2018
Circular anti clockwise walk from near Covington Lodge. Went to original HP near track, but fortunately went over new HP on my return route.PeterD19/09/2018
Start of bw is well concealed next to keypad operated gate. Along bw attended by 40 calves and a large black horse in their midst. Got other side of electric fence just to be sure I was safe.Campbell Singer01/07/2018
From village hall, a break in the journey back from the Wye Forest 50.MichaelF16/04/2018
petey16/03/2018
Parked in village hall car park then a straightforward nocturnal walk along the track and up on to the bank by the dairy.Herbert Anchovy05/02/2018
Parked at end of a farmers track in villages walked up to the summit which apparently a old railway embankment but now apart of a farmjmistry8606/01/2018
Nearly dark on arrival so not as boring as it might have been...Aye Jimmy09/10/2017
From the church at Covington on RoW. Went up onto top of bank, quite substantially vegetated and has a large circular plastic water tank. ***21 Dec 2018 - summit was moved 3 days ago, have unticked the 'summited' box. Revist required. ***Revisited 2 Jan 2019 with grandson No1. Easy bag along RoW. Diverted into field to east through hedgerow.jonglew03/07/2017
at the corner of the bridleway there are the partial remains of an old railbridge in the tiny wooded area. Top either in there or just north on the ground outside it, depending whether you think the railbridge counts or not. My 49/49th Historic English County top ...all done from May 2016 to today (April 2017)keithelliott23/04/2017
With CPgarth8719/03/2017
2 mile with Katy .. Long Top Bagging DayGeorge Thompson01/11/2016
TD, C & HThis Dog03/09/2016
2/9 Hill bagging day consisting of current and historical county tops (Staverton Clump/boring Filed/Haddenham Village/Pinchebeck Marsh/Beacon Hill/Wattisham Airfield/Great Wood/Bushey Heath/Hampstead Heath)Fergalh13/02/2016
As Melbow parked at village hall just before the church and took path through gate to left of farm. After how long do man made earthworks become permanent landscape?mart079702/02/2016
Visited from Fairy's Lodge Farm where we were staying.lozinworcester06/12/2015
Pre-dawn stillness disturbed only by near-by sounds of Country & Western Music - I guess the farmer was up and tending to his herd. There has been a lot of money spent here - brand new barns, new fencing, upgraded access road. Was joined at both 'summits' by a friendly farm catM3WDD22/11/2015
28/06/2020 My second visit to this non descript top due to summit relocation, originally reached on 21/08/2015.WAYNE ROWLETT21/08/2015
On way to Bournemaltose14/08/2015
Picked off on drive to Derby leaving A14 at jcn 16. Parked in entrance way to Three Shire Water Tower which turned out to be a trig IS to bag as well. Walked 0.65 miles north up bridleway to high point in clump of trees to west of Windy Barn Farm. Then walked back along same route. Not an inspirational summit but it is on the list and hs to be done.mntainman01/06/2015
With SteveGinaSmith01/06/2015
Also climbed the railway embankment, just to be sure!DanMaisieBex30/05/2015
About 15 minutes from Covington. Clearly a railway embankment but not much sign of a railway elsewhere.Newton Maximus30/05/2014
County top no.7 Parked in Greyhound car park and walked from Catworth with Dorothy. Big open skies (not much landscape to get in the way).callumorr18/02/2014
Parking near church not really an option on a Sunday so parked our campervan in a small layby at TL 058 703. Walked through lovely village of Covington then north west along track to farm. High point is in clump of trees just before farm buildings. Returned south along bridleway to Three Shires House (unimpressive) then back to campervan along busy B645.PoolieDave01/09/2013
Nice evening stroll- circular from Covington to summit, to water tower and back via road.Chester13/08/2013
Summit is allegedly on the old railway embankment. That's what the farmer told me who is also concerned about health and safety issues with people clambering near the badger setts.bolton04/04/2013
Parked on the roadside near Three Shires House – Followed the track N. along the boundary between Northamptonshire and Huntingdonshire - Turned E. along RoW to the remains of the bridge and adjoining ramps which were used to cross the old Kettering to Huntingdon railway. (PM)gerrybowes04/04/2013
Flat field within Bottom Farm. I was privileged to visit (after harvest) with the farmer's permission. He calls the field "Bush Ground". Other high points close by are manmadeAlexanderHoward22/09/2012
Top no.11. Bus to Souldrop turn (on A6) via Bedford, then walked to Boring Field via Three Shires Way, and on to Raunds for the bus back home. An interesting walk through the medieval village of Yelden with its church and Motte & Bailey castle on a warm and mainly sunny day. Distance 13.6 miles; climb 454 feet; time 4.4 hoursalan.65to7030/07/2012