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Name:Horningsham Common
Hill number:18035
Height:229.1m / 752ft
Parent (Ma):2895  Long Knoll
RHB Section:41: South Central England
County/UA:Wiltshire
Catchment:Avon (Bristol)
Class:Tump (200-299m)
(Tu,2)
Grid ref:ST 80524 41321
Summit feature:no feature: woodland
Drop:31m
Col:198m  ST807392  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 183
(1:25k) 143
Observations:ground 110m S by wood edge at ST 80518 41208 is as high
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 26 users)ByDate of Ascent
Straight up and not very far.HP given is in the woods so didn't trouble the crop field.clivevilla30/07/2023
Kingston Deverill to Warminster. SE to NE loop of summit area.Smudge18/11/2022
Revisit with Colin Crawford.Chris Peart16/10/2021
With Chris as guide, using the reservoir track then field edgesColin Crawford16/10/2021
From Forest Rd Corner. Used by local walkers, who probably go along the level track. Like other baggers, I went straight up (one 'no unauthorised access' sign). Very little ground cover and sunshine through the beech plantation made this an unexpectedly enjoyable 25 min walk. Maize crop in field made HP there a bit of a guess, similarly high ground just into wood as per hill details.pwheeler22/09/2021
Parked at bend to west. Up rhrough open wood, disturbed deer upon enering field at summit.cjo30/12/2020
From Horningsham this time, via the reservoir. Some private signs in evidence - the Longleat Estate used to be open access to walkers but they seem to be more precious about their land nowadays.Chris Peart17/12/2020
Parked on corner to NW. Straight up on faint path to higher track; right, and fairly level to field edge. Over fence to summit in maize field.PGCE22/09/2020
Parked NW on the bend and went straight up through the woodland. Over BW fence to HP in pasture.fosal2914/02/2020
Frome - Roddenbury Hill - Horningsham Common - Little Knoll - Long Knoll - Jack's Castle - Redlynch Hill - BrutonMark Jackson15/06/2019
The last of an excellent day's XC ski trip, in fading pink light. An indistinct summit in undulating snowy field with pheasant breeding area nearby. Descended through woods to Horningham.Denise 03/02/2019
From the S. Levelish summit field, probably pasture under the snow. Woods appear to be commonly used by the locals. Last of the day on XC skiis.RichardM03/02/2019
From bend in road to NW. initially along track then up through woods to field with stubble and HP.PeterD06/08/2017
Picked up a couple of hitchers and gave them a lift to the Bath Arms. Turned back and parked at ST 80556 41720 at private road junction. It wasn't obvious where the track through the wood began so went across the pasture next to the wood. In the top right hand corner is a gate which takes you onto the track. Go up the track and then take the right fork which will take you up to the arable field. It was stubble today so no problems. This is an easy route.Herbert Anchovy03/08/2017
Glorious walk up through open beech wood from the right angle bend in the road to the WNWvegibagger25/07/2017
Detour whilst on a mountain bike ride.Swindon Bagger28/09/2016
7th of a 10 tump 26 mile circuit from Warminster. fps link from Brimsdown Hill and 1st glimpse of Longleat House -my next destination. easy out and back across pastures from road to SE then jog down to Horningsham which has the 5 P's identified by Country Life as essential to a successful village: a pub,a post office, a place of worship, a primary school and public transport (although limited).It also had foot and cycle access to Longleat estate for my onward route to Roddenbury Hill before being pounced on by security who pointed out I didn't have a bike to be following the Sustrans cycle route! (which according to the security chap now seemed to have had its permission withdrawn?) I was allowed to continue through but not then double back as planned.Chris Pearson30/07/2016
From nw. Stubble fieldRHW25/12/2015
Parked on the 90 degree bend at ST 80210 41358 and went straight up through the open woodland. Over BW fence to summit - the GR is about right.Chris Peart16/01/2015
From Horningsham on forest track to covered reservoir, over b/w fence and out onto open arable field. Stubble today so no access problems. Broad flatish ridges running N-S in field. Definite highest ridge, but difficult to determine highest point on the ridge. ***Re-visited 18 Jun 2021 for the re-located summit. Parked roadside ST 8021 4139, easy walk up on woodland tracks to a fairly obvious summit.jonglew22/10/2014
SteveG11/11/2023
Martin R23/10/2023
DC11main03/04/2022
andrew brown28/01/2018
Adrian13/07/2017
stevent080917/01/2016