S4496 - Blake Moor
SD969213, LR103.
HISTORY
Pillar completed 26th April 1948 costing £18.2s.7d. Computed as tertiary triangulation station SE02/T2 during 1948. Levelled for height to first class precision, tertiary standards in May 1962. Last maintained by the OS in October 1980.
SITE VISIT
Started from the NNW, Mankinholes. Parked in lane just off public road to south of junction at SD960233. Continued south on that lane to joinn the Calderdale Way which climbs steeply to meet the Pennine Way. Continued south on the Pennine Way until it meets the Warland Drain. Did the human bridge act to cross the flooded drain. Followed fence line to summit. Pillar stands on rocky outcrop called Little Holder Stones. Column in good condition and repainted in recent years but the overpainting of the flush bracket had become grotty, so cleared some weathered paint from the FB to make it more readable. Spider retains original OS centre cap with shallow engraved letters. Flush bracket faces north ~3°. Vented through three sight holes, west face plugged, innards filled with debris. Full 360° panoramic view. Returned via similar route doing a careful balancing act on a sheep barrier to cross the Warland Drain.
Photographed: 17th May 2015, GRP.
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Neighbouring Triangulation Pillars
S4404 - Manshead End : 2.04 miles to the southeast.
S4502 - Blackstone Edge : 3.09 miles to the south.
S4371 - Crow Hill : 3.25 miles to the east.
S4490 - Rishworth Moor : 3.39 miles to the southeast.
S4634 - Water Grove : 3.89 miles to the southwest.
S4444 - Inchfield Moor : 3.94 miles to the west.
S4501 - Bridestones Moor : 4.05 miles to the northwest.
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S4496 - Blake Moor
SD969213, LR103.
HISTORY
Pillar completed 26th April 1948 costing £18.2s.7d. Computed as tertiary triangulation station SE02/T2 during 1948. Levelled for height to first class precision, tertiary standards in May 1962. Last maintained by the OS in October 1980.
SITE VISIT
Started from the NNW, Mankinholes. Parked in lane just off public road to south of junction at SD960233. Continued south on that lane to joinn the Calderdale Way which climbs steeply to meet the Pennine Way. Continued south on the Pennine Way until it meets the Warland Drain. Did the human bridge act to cross the flooded drain. Followed fence line to summit. Pillar stands on rocky outcrop called Little Holder Stones. Column in good condition and repainted in recent years but the overpainting of the flush bracket had become grotty, so cleared some weathered paint from the FB to make it more readable. Spider retains original OS centre cap with shallow engraved letters. Flush bracket faces north ~3°. Vented through three sight holes, west face plugged, innards filled with debris. Full 360° panoramic view. Returned via similar route doing a careful balancing act on a sheep barrier to cross the Warland Drain.
Photographed: 17th May 2015, GRP.
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Neighbouring Triangulation Pillars
S4404 - Manshead End : 2.04 miles to the southeast.
S4502 - Blackstone Edge : 3.09 miles to the south.
S4371 - Crow Hill : 3.25 miles to the east.
S4490 - Rishworth Moor : 3.39 miles to the southeast.
S4634 - Water Grove : 3.89 miles to the southwest.
S4444 - Inchfield Moor : 3.94 miles to the west.
S4501 - Bridestones Moor : 4.05 miles to the northwest.
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