S4224 - Beacon Hill North

NZ440453, LR88.

 

HISTORY

Pillar completed 30th August 1947 costing £5.8s.0d. Computed as secondary triangulation station NZ42/2 within the Middlesborough block during 1948. Refixed as same in 1984. Levelled for height to first class precision, tertiary standards in May 1963. Last maintained by the OS in November 1982.

 

SITE VISIT

Approached from SW. Parked east side of road at NZ430445. Followed mapped RoW network to gate at NZ440454 then SE across access land to trig. Grazing land. Pillar in good condition and a breeding ground for ladybirds. Spider centre open. Flush bracket faces WSW, compass reading 253°. All four sight holes open, innards filled with debris. 360° open outlook includes a sea view.

 

Photographed: 15th August 2011, GRP.

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Neighbouring Triangulation Pillars

 

S1640 - Batter Law Hill : 2.21 miles to the west.

 

S4223 - Eden Hall : 2.69 miles to the south. (X)

 

S4226 - Tuthill Quarry : 3.64 miles to the southwest.

 

2957 - Warden Law : 5.48 miles to the northwest. (X)

 

S4165 - Tunstall Hills : 6.42 miles to the northwest.

 

S4180 - Old Cassop : 7.02 miles to the southwest.

 

S4093 - Hasting Hill : 7.86 miles to the northwest.

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(X) = destroyed

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