2015

TQ3313 : Trig Point, Ditchling Beacon

taken 9 years ago, near to Westmeston, East Sussex, England

Trig Point, Ditchling Beacon
Trig Point, Ditchling Beacon
Ditchling Beacon

Ditchling Beacon is the third-highest point on the South Downs in south-east England. It consists of a large chalk hill with a particularly steep northern face, covered with open grassland and sheep-grazing areas. Situated just south of the East Sussex village of Ditchling and to the north-east of the city of Brighton, it is the highest point in the county of East Sussex.
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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.

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Geographical Context: Grassland
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TQ3313, 217 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 12 July, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 1 October, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3316 1305 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:54.0948N 0:6.4603W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3315 1307
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South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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