1987

OV0000 : in 1987. Old Descent Route, now defunct

taken 37 years ago, near to Staintondale, North Yorkshire, England

OV0000 in 1987.  Old Descent Route, now defunct.
OV0000 in 1987. Old Descent Route, now defunct.
This view, taken in July 1987 shows an 8m high Amateur Radio Mast consisting of a tree-trunk bolted via a metal stanchion to a large rock, just inside OV000 square at OV 00011 00017. This position has since been confirmed via GPS averaging but was at the time determined via a mixture of triangulation and linear measurement. The final section of the safeguarded route, built between March & July 1987 can be seen down the lower 45m cliff. The key to this was a 4.3m ladder, purpose built from local materials for direct access into OV0000. This is shown (at top of frame) fixed to the vertical rock-face within SE9999 square and accessible directly from Beast Cliff’s Plateau, which in turn was accessible down the upper cliff from the Cleveland Way near War Dike Gate. Foreshore rocks (out of frame) to the left are in TA0099 whilst some pictured on the right are within NZ9900. This route was gradually destroyed without trace over a 3-year period by storms starting 4th March 1999. These caused major rock-falls and though the tidal foreshore in the foreground, remains largely unchanged, the cliff shown here is bare of vegetation, unrecognisable and unstable. A replacement route, 70m NW was opened up on 16th April 2006 but its condition as of January 2009 is unknown. Photo taken 7th July 1987 – G4YSS.

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Category: Foreshore
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Square OV0000 [3] · Amateur Radio [2] · Beast Cliff [2] · Direct Access [2] · Route [2] ·
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OV0000, 13 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
John Earnshaw   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 7 July, 1987   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 28 January, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! OV 00011 00017 [1m precision]
WGS84: 54:23.1498N 0:27.6891W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! OV 00026 00038
View Direction
Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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Image classification(about): Geograph (Second Visitor for OV0000) · First in 5 Years (TPoint) (about)
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