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Name:Farway Hill
Hill number:18000
Height:254.9m / 836ft
Parent (Ma):2892  Staple Hill
RHB Section:40: Cornwall & Devon
County/UA:Devon
Catchment:Axe (Seaton), Catchment Boundaries, Otter
Class:Tump (200-299m), Clem
(Tu,2,Cm)
Grid ref:SY 17170 98806
Summit feature:ground on E side of road c.50m N of trig point in hedge
Drop:41m
Col:214m  ST190019  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 192 193
(1:25k) 115
Observations:base of trig point is higher but on artificially raised ground; summit 2.4km SSW at SY 15932 96762 is 0.5m lower
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 20 users)ByDate of Ascent
A slight detour on the 7 hour drive from Sussex to Dartmouth between pet-sits. Dreadful rain all day until now with spray and floods on the ill draining A35 (lots of crashes and diversions the next day we heard). Dried up for a 5 min leg stretch with L along the road here. Little of interest here unlike an hour earlier in the Charmouth Fossil shop where I had very briefly contemplated by far and away the most ridiculous of ideas by spending £2700 on a large dinosaur vertebra fossil - so big it may not even have fitted in our car! Made do instead with a brief visit to Farway Hill instead -almost as ridiculous.Chris Pearson21/02/2024
Halfdecent23/10/2023
Solo. Cycled from Exeter (via Pitfield Hill). Didn't even get off the bike since high point is shown on the road.MickyRoss26/07/2023
Parked in golf practice car park - the gate was open. Short walk to summit.PGCE27/11/2022
Adrian19/07/2022
Went to gr on verge but did not search for the trig.clivevilla17/10/2021
bwm21/10/2020
Visited the alternative summit at SY160967 first. Car park by Rd junc to the South. Very flat area so just walked to the 254 OS spot. Then drove 2km or so NNE to the other 254 spot at the Trig on the hedge bank 20 meters from the road. Parking at the Golf practice area.fosal2902/02/2020
mae08/10/2019
Here for the trigpoint. TP:UK log: Never mind the trig being slightly damaged, the bagger also now is! Trig on slippy bank near corner of golfers practice area, surrounded by high ferns and bracken, couldn’t see it until I climbed up on bank. Whilst trying to squash vegetation to get a photo, I slipped and ended up on my back some way down the bank, entangled in ferns and bracken. Took some time to get back up. Parked in practice area carpark, gate openable and easy enough to drive in. No where really to park on road other than blocking the gate.thejackrustles21/07/2018
asbown25/04/2018
Roadside parking at field entrance (SY 1713 9869). HP at trig pillar in hedgerow, or on golf course to N or arable field to S.jonglew20/02/2018
Dad insisted. I do what he says. Well, occasionally. Out of car and back into car.Jemma Singer06/02/2018
En route to Lower Knapp Farm for a winter break.Barbara Singer02/02/2018
Roadside hedge or bank.Campbell Singer02/02/2018
stevent080921/08/2017
Parked at entrance to field and walked to trig point which is well hidden in the hedge at corner of field towards the golf course and next to road.Ramblingpaul04/12/2016
Well gonna claim this one as we drove along the road where the summit lies. Nondescript, no real views, although excellent views from the flanks.fnem05/04/2016
Did not find pillar but think I reached what could be called the high point.Dusty01/11/2010
underwhelming, prefer the trig!. forest tk W then (unpleasantly) NE past deer tower RHW05/09/2004