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Name:Fursdon Hill
Hill number:5405
Height:254m / 833ft
Parent (Ma):2889  Dunkery Beacon
RHB Section:40: Cornwall & Devon
County/UA:Devon
Catchment:Exe
Class:Hump, Tump (200-299m)
(Hu,Tu,2)
Grid ref:SS 92410 05005
Summit feature:no feature: ground in small fenced copse
Drop:112m
Col:142m  SS890070  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 192
(1:25k) 114S
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 55 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
After Cadbury Castle, took track past Fursdon Lodge to minor road. From double gates headed along track going NE into Hallshot Wood. Continued along track in woods until north of top then easily across to copse and HP. Back same way, even though good tractor tracks back to double gate.PeterD03/03/2023
Parking as for Cadbury Castle. Cross-country route from their, via tractor lines in crops to summit copse.Minto30/06/2022
Solo. From Cadbury Hill. Descended halfway as far as gate marked Private at the edge of the trees. Path from here leads to the minor road to the East. No houses within the line of sight of the path so it was a guilt free walk! Follow the road 200m to the field entrance with clear tram lines. A more furtive/hidden option is to take the path to the left to Hallshot Wood. This continues as an excellent track to within 100m of the top. Emerge when you are level with the ring of trees on your right and pick your way as best you can to the top.MickyRoss23/12/2021
Small layby (3 cars) S. of Cadbury Castle at SS 9145 0465. After ascent of hill fort, back down to start of RoW & NW along good track to road & double gates at SS 9187 0493 - Over gate & E. along tractor tracks across 2 fields - From gap into 3rd field headed E. & then N. along tram lines; this takes you to within 20m of SW corner of copse - Easily over BW fence by memorial stone & through copse to high point on E. side. This year's barley crop has been harvested & recently sown crop (not cereal) is now a couple of inches high. (S)gerrybowes06/09/2021
Ascended as part of a 4m walk in the local area. Fantastic views from the beeches ringing the summit.broser17/06/2019
eastern edge of small enclosed beech copse within large field. Accessed via tractor track to the West. Gravestone- Fursdon- within. Parked at designated layby for Cadbury castle.Denise 02/04/2018
From lane to W along tractor tracks through fields of young root crops. Summit topped by beech copse and memorial stone engraved with a Wood Lark.RichardM02/04/2018
From the col to the west. Small copse on summit with snack bread stone to a couple buried there on presumably private farmlandvegibagger15/12/2017
Parked in open gateway to the west and walked up track which became only tractor lines through the crop but managed to get to the copse without trampling anything. Still, glad I didn't meet the farmer.clivevilla11/11/2017
Last hill on 2nd day of trip from Scotland. Previous 10 that day were Telegraph Hill, Eggardon Hill, Lambert's Castle, St. Rayn's Hill, Bulverton Hill, Woodbury Common, Colleywell Hill, Weddle Down, Stoke Hill and White Down Hill.Kiltie09/10/2017
Parked to West on road edge w Jenx and Bryher, used track to Hallshot Woods, field all planted up with root veg, all three to summit. Used field boundaries to easily walk to close to top then tractor lines to wooded top. Didn't hang around as local farmer about in a 4x4, saw him later when back at car and gave a cheery wave :-)nordicstar05/10/2017
Easy way up but beat a hasty retreat when we caught sight of farmer parked up behind the copse.jenx05/10/2017
Directly up from gateway to W - attractive copse on summit.Chris Peart15/01/2017
Second visit, with Chris PeartColin Crawford15/01/2017
As per Dazingdale -route always visible - returned by lower track.Mark Sims15/10/2015
3/7 Walk through three fields to copse from south west. New stone marker for two people buried here in 1940Fergalh03/02/2015
As Des Taylor. 2.5 arable fields to go through to reach the beech spinney. Fortunately stubble at this time of year. Flushed a herd of roe deer from the trees.Herbert Anchovy15/09/2014
From Cadbury castle took permissive fp to corner of adjacent wood and cut across . se to join track to minor road. Followed noticeable track heading up Fursdon hill veering off to inspect the ring of beech trees crowning the summit. I Climbed into this enclosure!Dazingdale04/01/2014
Short walk (trespass) up from minor road to W of hill, along wide leafy path. Final section over arable field to enchanting circle of old beech trees at hill summit. Would have been easy for farmer to grub up these trees to increase yield from field, but new saplings have been planted to ensure their continuation.jonglew01/12/2013
Across plough. Ring of beech trees at top.arranc02/01/2013
From W. Good track through the cereal to copse. New trees have been planted around it.chrisbien25/05/2012
From west across fields then off to bag Cadbury Castle from the church as 253 meters.Dugswell218/03/2012
Parked at gate to the west.Walked around fields as crops were growing.DARRENG20/05/2011
Parked at gate to the West. Good farmers track to near summit. Tricky/impossible if crops growing.destaylor10/12/2010
No rights of way, but easy access across broad open fields. Summit marked by a nice beech copse.Isambard16/01/2009
beech copse in arable field, nice view, 25k has 254 spot ht, thus overtopping ClemY 253m Cadbury Castle 913052, listed EDC Nov03. from gate to W (parking), farm tk passes just S of summit, go post-crop RHW05/09/2004
Halfdecent24/10/2023
Matt08/01/2023
Tom Mundell29/12/2022
abbo000126/01/2022
Tricky17/06/2021
mntainman18/01/2020
Dusty08/12/2019
Adrian29/03/2019
Steve Q03/08/2017
carole engel05/05/2017
PGCE25/03/2017
Campbell Singer13/01/2015
RobertP21/12/2014
iaindbrown24/09/2014
chalky195315/10/2013
Glenford09/06/2013
Alan Whatley09/06/2013
jimbloomer16/03/2013
Colin Crawford11/03/2013
GaryJones01/07/2012
AndyS11/11/2011
mae10/10/2011
Sherlock28/08/2011
andrew brown20/05/2011