2017

NS9534 : OS trig pillar on Tinto

taken 7 years ago, near to Wiston, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

OS trig pillar on Tinto
OS trig pillar on Tinto
Accurately located at NS 95278.9 34371.9, and last levelled in 1958 at 707.44m above Ordnance Datum Newlyn. The pillar was first built in 1936, then rebuilt in 1954 with a replacement flush bracket.
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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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Uplands Derelict, Disused Moorland Primary Subject: Trig Point
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Flush Bracket [3] ·
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NS9534, 99 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Richard Law   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 6 September, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 27 September, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 9528 3436 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:35.4943N 3:39.7911W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 9529 3436
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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