Trigonometrical point near Lower Penn in Staffordshire
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Trigonometrical point near Lower Penn in Staffordshire
Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 25 Dec 2017
Wikipedia explains that "a triangulation station, also known as a triangulation pillar, trigonometrical station, trigonometrical point, trig station, trig beacon, or trig point, and sometimes informally as a trig, is a fixed surveying station, used in geodetic surveying and other surveying projects in its vicinity." Modern techniques have rendered these labour intensive mapping techniques redundant. Note: The pillar is wrongly shown on the map to be on the other side of the lane. OS 1:25000 maps are correct. Image] Image]
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Image Location
Latitude
52.551803
Longitude
-2.182686