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Name:Urchfont Hill
Hill number:18054
Height:217.5m / 714ft
Parent (Ma):2895  Long Knoll
RHB Section:41: South Central England
County/UA:Wiltshire
Catchment:Catchment Boundaries, Avon (Bristol), Avon & Stour
Watershed:Land's End to Dover, Land's End to John o' Groats, Severn Estuary, The Lizard to Dunnet Head
Class:Tump (200-299m), Subhump, Clem
(Tu,2,sHu,Cm)
Grid ref:SU 04023 55525
Summit feature:flagpole on mound
Drop:91.2m
Col:126.3m  SU 0084 5133  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 173
(1:25k) 130N
Observations:mound is probably manmade: ground 100m SW is lower than the base of the summit mound
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 44 users)ByDate of Ascent
Bagged during a walk along the Wessex Ridgeway from Devizes to West Lavington and back via Potterne Field.PhilipChaston06/08/2023
From Urchfont, up the path on to the down and then across to the flagpole.clivevilla20/01/2023
Drove around perimeter road visting trig pillars and this summit.cjo31/12/2021
Drove up and stepped up to mast.PGCE13/12/2021
Drive to from the east right to the summit. Great views and a picnic lunch.Campbell Singer05/10/2021
Drove to the top.Barbara Singer05/10/2021
Loop from Littleton Panell.welshyboyo27/12/2020
Parked in Urchfont & took the muddy ROW to the top.fosal2908/03/2020
13 mile circular across Salisbury Plain from Urchfont, taking in Urchfont Hill as well as Market Lavington and Redhorn Hill trigs. Afterwards drove to and bagged Etchilhampton Hill. cloudy with very few blue patches, not bad views.DanTrig28/04/2019
a drive up with Ken Crittle after visiting the trig to the SWvegibagger18/04/2019
Drove up after a swim in the Avon at Fifield and decided the flagpole base was probably the highest pointekm31/03/2019
From Urchfont along BW then path and up to flagpole other side of track.PeterD28/10/2018
Up the bridleway from the north, crossing some of the largest cereal fields I've seen in this country.Herbert Anchovy28/07/2017
Up from Urchfont & then along to the trig on Redhorn Hill.DanMaisieBex30/12/2016
From car park at start of bridleway in Urchfont.jimbloomer30/05/2016
Ran along the PROW and back from the car park at the top of the tarmac road, would have bee drivable on unmade road.Swindon Bagger22/10/2015
Driveable roadsAdrian02/08/2015
2/3 Flagpole is the highest point i agreeFergalh10/06/2015
Drove to the vicinity of the top via Redhorn Hill. I had a walk around but thought the flagpole was on the highest point.Chris Peart22/04/2015
Parked in car park at top of tarmac road at Redhorn Hill and walked west along military track to top. Top is fairly obvious on the track itself by footpath sign. It is possible to drive all the way to the top on the track, but it is gravel not tarmac. Good views north to Tan Hill and Alton Barnes White Horse etcHillsidenick11/07/2013
Hill top is on the Wessex Ridgeway, part of perimeter of Salisbury Plain military plain training area. Navigable by vehicles all year round, 4x4 sometimes advisable in winter. First passed by this way between trigs Market Lavington and Redhorn Hill. Nice part of Wilts, shame about the army.jonglew30/01/2012
Evening ascent Clem bagging after course at Dauntsey's SchoolChris Pearson15/04/2010
OK summit, open access MoD land, fine view. tk E from car pk S end of rd 060553 RHW18/10/2002
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Alan Whatley17/08/2020
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Colin Crawford27/07/2017
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