The CC Trig Point bagger thread, now incorporating other interesting geographs
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Drago
Legendary Member
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- Suburban Poshshire
Aye Bobby. I got 2M, VHF PMR, 70sems, UHF PMR and 10/11/12M in the car. Fine for causal yapping and SAR duties, but serious HF mobile becomes a ballache.
classic33
Leg End Member
Down at the bottom end of the Quarry, alongside a wall. Between the "S" & "E".
Map dated 1907, but showing on a 1933 map as well.
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End of the track as shown on the map, wall now removed.
Recorded as being at the upper arrow, OS maps show it at the lower one
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View "along the wall"/line of the wall, with nothing but livestock showing or visible between the two roads.
View looking downhill. The track on the map visible, with the remaining part of the wall(20 inches) at the bottom, where it "meets the first long wall down the slope.
Larger field created with the removal of the longer wall running East-West, the shorter wall running North from the one shown on the newer map(Showing only the two fields, where the older one shows four). No quarry as shown on the older map. Filled and landscaped, when the wall was removed.
The water butt, assumed to be the Trig Point, is covering a draw hole/well. It's too far North, behind the houses(Note the small triangular field over the road from them.) Visible on old & new maps.
These maps differ in that the older one shows a quarry(now filled in and landscaped) & only the three fields on the newer version, compared to five on the older one. Note the buildings near the wall on both, just off the road to the West(visible on both).
If I'm correct, the wall that should have the marker/pillar has gone, which has aided/caused the confusion on the location. A well, although lined, wouldn't be the best of places to make any observations from. But it's not displayed on any map, nor are the two further South. One in the outbuilding of the house further down.
Map dated 1907, but showing on a 1933 map as well.
View attachment 360247
End of the track as shown on the map, wall now removed.
Recorded as being at the upper arrow, OS maps show it at the lower one
View attachment 360288
View "along the wall"/line of the wall, with nothing but livestock showing or visible between the two roads.
View looking downhill. The track on the map visible, with the remaining part of the wall(20 inches) at the bottom, where it "meets the first long wall down the slope.
Larger field created with the removal of the longer wall running East-West, the shorter wall running North from the one shown on the newer map(Showing only the two fields, where the older one shows four). No quarry as shown on the older map. Filled and landscaped, when the wall was removed.
The water butt, assumed to be the Trig Point, is covering a draw hole/well. It's too far North, behind the houses(Note the small triangular field over the road from them.) Visible on old & new maps.
These maps differ in that the older one shows a quarry(now filled in and landscaped) & only the three fields on the newer version, compared to five on the older one. Note the buildings near the wall on both, just off the road to the West(visible on both).
If I'm correct, the wall that should have the marker/pillar has gone, which has aided/caused the confusion on the location. A well, although lined, wouldn't be the best of places to make any observations from. But it's not displayed on any map, nor are the two further South. One in the outbuilding of the house further down.
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Gravity Aided
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- Location
- Land of Lincoln
Adding a well to the landscape, maybe natural gas. Also looks like some cofferdam being added around it. We'll have to see what this turns out to be. I was going to look for some survey markers, but wound up going this way instead, as I had seen the rig above the landscape, and was curious as to what was going on.
Bobby Mhor
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- Behind You
I have a 'Rybakov' set-up for HF portable, problem is I don't have a portable ATU, I had to pack the MFJ 941
HERE
Portable on local hill (chasing some SOTA stations on 60m)
I must get something smaller although my SOTA stuff is all VHF, I ain't getting high and not using 4m FM, 2m...my bands of choice.
HF I can do anywhere plus it's a bloody rabble at times on HF SSB.
I use either a 5 element Yagi or a 3 element Delta quad on 2m, JPole on 4m (300-ohm ribbon cable)..handies mostly but I do have an FT817.
I do data HF from home but not as much as I used to, I've been trying the new FT8 mode but you gotta be fast, stealth dipole used as no garden space, very inefficient but I get there.
I'm concentrating on a couple of fells in the north part of the Lakes, I've already activated Scafell Pike and some more of the higher ones.
classic33
Leg End Member
Anyone with the time or inclination to check this?
Bobby Mhor
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- Behind You
Bit far away for me.
On another note, looked at an old map of this area remembering the symbol at the turn of the 20th century was one used for some named hills, not trig points as trig points came much later...
the old mark on your map at the quarry is an old map, no?
If I've covered old ground, just ignore...
I'll look into it more if I can find the OS location of the trig point.
I'll go look through Mem Map...
Bobby Mhor
Guru
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- Behind You
Mount Tabor is NOT a Trig Point, it's a Surface Block..
classic33
Leg End Member
I know it's not a pillar that would have been there. Wouldn't expect to see one on a church either, much less a well.
Bobby Mhor
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- Behind You
This is the same idea, found this on Blencathra,
pesky kids kept putting stones on it after I kept clearing it
I hunted high and low for a surface block on the moors above Greenock, nope nothing, they disappear too easy.
Nothing on the OS NBM database for that block, marks in the area yes, but not that one.
There is a database for trigs but you gotta join a Yahoo group, nah.
pesky kids kept putting stones on it after I kept clearing it
I hunted high and low for a surface block on the moors above Greenock, nope nothing, they disappear too easy.
Nothing on the OS NBM database for that block, marks in the area yes, but not that one.
There is a database for trigs but you gotta join a Yahoo group, nah.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
A quick ride up to Little Harrowden church and hey presto.
Yes I know it's alloy sorry
Yes I know it's alloy sorry
Bobby Mhor
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- Behind You
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Another sinner
Nice find
,I must get out tomorrow
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i went up to the church to confess my sins honest
