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Name: | Tolsford Hill |
Hill number: | 18439 |
Height: | 183m / 600ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2920 Detling Hill [North Downs] |
RHB Section: | 42: South-East England & the Isle of Wight |
County/UA: | Kent |
Catchment: | Minor Rivers only (South) |
Watershed: | Dover to Cape Wrath, Land's End to Dover |
Class: | Tump (100-199m) (Tu,1) |
Grid ref: | TR 15965 38653 |
Summit feature: | tumulus |
Drop: | 61m |
Col: | 122m TR155394 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 179 189 (1:25k) 138 |
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GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 51 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Started from top of Westfield Lane outside of radio station. 
As you leave Etchingham take the left hand fork, in spite of 5mph limit and speed bumps it is the best option as the right fork is little more than a farm track. 
Went to the trig pillar first then took circuitous route to hp to cover other likely bumps. 
Returned to van where ealier there was another small car with middle to late aged lady alone in outdoor gear. 
THinking she may be a fellow bagger I waved and smiled. 
She returned the smile. 
Then drove off. 
No more logs for today on hill-bagging or peakbagger, but unsure why elese anybody would be in such an out of the way place. | mntainman | 15/03/2024 |
On the way home from a 3 week motorhome trip round France and Spain. Bagged a couple after the ferry home with the kids. Managed to get the moho up to the radio station so short walk to this one. Onto summerhouse hill 2.25 miles | The-Z-Man | 10/08/2022 |
bagged with summerhouse hill after just arriving back in england after 3 week trip around france and spain with my family | CodyZ | 10/08/2022 |
Easy from masts then on to Summerhouse Hill | Mark Sims | 21/01/2022 |
Walked up the road from Etchinghill to the summit tumulus. Solo. I then had a lovely walk over to Summerhouse hill. A Dewey Notable Hill Top. | Dangerous Dave | 05/01/2022 |
With R. | Chris Ellis | 26/07/2021 |
Parked by radio masts (best to drive up left-hand track). Summit and trig, then on to Summerhouse Hill via ROW's. | PGCE | 26/02/2021 |
Parked near mast, to HP and then on to trig. | PeterD | 24/10/2020 |
Parked at top end of Westfield Lane. Short walk to the high point. Amazing WW2 mast. A work of art. | Campbell Singer | 17/10/2020 |
Detour from NDW. Had to be careful not to disturb a field full of cows with calves!! | lerritt | 20/06/2020 |
Parked off bottom of Westfield Lane. Up to compound and tumulus in rain and thick mist. | Bramley | 01/11/2019 |
Parking at end of Westfield Lane, by the BT compound. The barrow didn't feel like the HP, had a walk around but nothing really jumped out so guess it probably is. | jonglew | 10/11/2018 |
From Blackhouse Hill, on Elham Valley Way | rfoster | 20/04/2018 |
Drove as far down the road to tyhe north as I could and then carried on on foot. The trig point looked higher than the tumulus to me. | clivevilla | 18/04/2018 |
Ascent from the south and then to the east. | brandybordeaux | 16/09/2017 |
Bagged as YSM0381 Tolsford Hill. 
 
Bagged by night - bonus IS for the mast. 
 
Lots of cows in the field and after a few close encounters I am very unsure of them, however these lot seemed a friendly bunch and although they stayed quite close to the scratching post (aka pillar) they didn't bother us. 
 
Woo hoo! 
 
#11 day#1 - now dark ;-) | thejackrustles | 18/08/2017 |
Walked up to here from Summerhouse Hill. I was surprised how large the summit area was. | Alancache | 26/04/2017 |
Tumulus SW of main aerial complex ( helpfully marked by a star by the army) is HP according to Abney level, though trig to S felt higher. Daffodils around trig. The BT aerial thinks it is in eastern Europe in view of its unusual concrete design and is adjacent to various buildings in a compound. It is possible to park at the end of track to N, but we walked from Summerhouse Hill to S ( recommended). | Denise | 22/04/2017 |
Sandling stn - Blackhouse Hill - Summerhouse Hill - Tolsford Hill - Cheriton Hill - Sugarloaf Hill - Swinge Hill - Folkestone station. A strong contender for best Tump walk in Kent? Summerhouse and Sugarloaf are remarkable hills. | Mark Jackson | 04/03/2017 |
Although it is possible to drive up to mast via Westfield lane and speed ramps,made a short walk by parking at the bottom of the lane.Presumably,pleasant views on a clear day. | catman | 12/12/2016 |
Tumulus c.1.5m high in rather level area. | RHW | 21/02/2015 |
Sandling circular. GPS seemed to confirm tumulus near transmitter as the HP although trig felt higher. | Smudge | 05/04/2014 |
With Ian and Caroline on North Downs Way lunch at the trig | nickywood1 | 23/03/2014 |
Circular walk including Tolsford Hill and Summerhouse Hill. | DanTrig | 06/03/2011 |
-and the trig | Chris Pearson | 27/08/1999 |
Saxon Shore Way from Dover to Sandling | rjf35 | 13/10/1996 |
cmac | 13/10/2023 | |
Andy West | 31/05/2023 | |
HighwayToFell | 22/04/2023 | |
Martin R | 15/11/2022 | |
Matt | 21/08/2021 | |
andrew brown | 18/05/2020 | |
jimbloomer | 24/01/2020 | |
mae | 23/01/2020 | |
SteveG | 13/03/2019 | |
scottfitzgerald | 12/12/2018 | |
ngthack | 13/11/2018 | |
pwatson1980 | 23/05/2017 | |
RichardM | 22/04/2017 | |
alda | 31/10/2016 | |
DC11main | 25/10/2015 | |
BrianMatthews | 14/07/2015 | |
GordonAdshead | 11/04/2014 | |
carole engel | 22/09/2012 | |
Adrian | 11/09/2011 | |
stevent0809 | 15/06/2006 | |
ajwxyzt | 07/03/2004 | |
raymondwilkes | 15/08/2002 | |
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