S4180 - Old Cassop

NZ346392, LR93.

 

HISTORY

Pillar completed 26th August 1947 costing £5.3s.6d. Computed as tertiary triangulation station NZ42/T49 during 1948. Refixed as same in 1984. Levelled for height to first class precision, tertiary standards in 1965. Last maintained by the OS in December 1980.

 

SITE VISIT

Approached from east. Parked on verge, NW side of B6291 at NZ350392. Walked up mapped track to trig field from B6291. Grazing field. Pillar in good condition. Spider centre open with flagpole fitted into centre hole, flag of St George. Flush bracket faces south ~171°. Vented through north sight hole. 360° open outlook.

 

Photographed: 1st June 2013, GRP.

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Neighbouring Triangulation Pillars

 

S4179 - Raisby Hill 2.48 miles to the south. (X)

 

S4181 - East Grange : 2.58 miles to the west.

 

S4226 - Tuthill Quarry : 3.47 miles to the northeast.

 

S1639 - High Moorsley : 3.90 miles to the north.

 

S4182 - Reddings Hill : 4.72 miles to the southeast.

 

S4177 - Tudhoe Moor Farm : 5.27 miles southwest. (X)

 

S1640 - Batter Law Hill : 5.60 miles to the northeast.

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(X) = destroyed

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