2010

TQ0842 : Triangulation Pillar, Pitch Hill

taken 14 years ago, near to Ewhurst, Surrey, England

Triangulation Pillar, Pitch Hill
Triangulation Pillar, Pitch Hill
A high point on the Greensand ridge of the Surrey Hills AONB.
Hurtwood :: TQ0843

Hurt Wood covers an area of 3000 acres of woodland in the Surrey Hills AONB. It stretches from Holmbury St Mary in the east to Winterfold Heath in the west and includes Pitch Hill, Holmbury Hill, as well as Holmbury St Mary and Peaslake villages. Map LinkExternal link .
The area has right to roam and is looked after by The Friends of Hurt Wood. Website: LinkExternal link The area is mainly wooded with deciduous and conifer stands.

Ordnance Survey Trig Point

A triangulation station, also known as a triangulation pillar, trigonometrical station, trigonometrical point, trig station, trig beacon or trig point. Erected by the Ordnance Survey.

See LinkExternal link for more details about Trig Stations.


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Category: Triangulation Pillar
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Surrey Hills [9] · Triangulation Pillars [3] ·
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TQ0842, 123 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 4 July, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 1 October, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 082 423 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:10.1933N 0:27.1820W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 082 423
View Direction
Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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