Hills of Britain and Ireland

OS Map of Stob Odhar

S1600 - Sliabh Gaoil
S1600 - Sliabh Gaoil

NR818742, LR62. HISTORY Pillar completed 22nd September 1936 costing £26.15s.6d. Computed as primary station PP303 within Figure 6 of the OSGB36 retriangulation network during 1951. Levelled to second class precision in 1956. Last maintained by the OS in May 1981. SITE VISIT Overall approach from east. Parked in layby on A83 at NR863740. Entered track south of Abhainn Strathainn and followed said track as mapped to NR835745 where a finger post points to the 'hillwalk'. Nominally straight line west to NR826745 then SW to summit of Stob Odhar. Large open grazing hill of grass and rock. Pillar in good condition. Spider retains original looking metal OS centre cap which has never had any letters engraved into it. Flush bracket faces WNW, compass measurement 293°. Vented through SE & SW sight holes. Long views in all directions including Northern Ireland. Returned via same route aware that a police patrol car had stopped on the track to comms masts to apparently observe us. Photographed: 25th July /2011, GRP. ════════════════════════════════════ Interactive Index: www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1arx2Qmo5mVeVUJA2lzVG_uzbYPW59ffh&ll=55.91196908646769,-5.487863631175169&z=12" rel="noreferrer nofollow Google My Maps Map: www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/28436358528/in/album-72157692190778971/ Trig Pillars on OS Landranger 62 ════════════════════════════════════ Neighbouring Triangulation Pillars www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8209017181/in/album-72157631821839859 S8753 - Srondoire : 3.21 miles to the northeast. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8210109278/in/album-72157631831281682 S9898 - Stronachullin : 3.36 miles to the north. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8439441422/in/album-72157631831281682 S9288 - Cnoc A Phrop : 3.71 miles to the west. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8438353985/in/album-72157631821839859/ S8321 - Chaorunn : 3.74 miles to the south. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8448330095/in/album-72157631821839859/ S8442 - Glenakill : 4.01 miles to the southeast. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8438354177/in/album-72157631821839859/ S8416 - Top Of Airidh : 4.38 miles to the southwest. ════════════════════════════════════ OSBM S1600

25-Jul-11 • Graeme5015 flickr

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S1600 - Sliabh Gaoil
S1600 - Sliabh Gaoil

NR818742, LR62. HISTORY Pillar completed 22nd September 1936 costing £26.15s.6d. Computed as primary station PP303 within Figure 6 of the OSGB36 retriangulation network during 1951. Levelled to second class precision in 1956. Last maintained by the OS in May 1981. SITE VISIT Overall approach from east. Parked in layby on A83 at NR863740. Entered track south of Abhainn Strathainn and followed said track as mapped to NR835745 where a finger post points to the 'hillwalk'. Nominally straight line west to NR826745 then SW to summit of Stob Odhar. Large open grazing hill of grass and rock. Pillar in good condition. Spider retains original looking metal OS centre cap which has never had any letters engraved into it. Flush bracket faces WNW, compass measurement 293°. Vented through SE & SW sight holes. Long views in all directions including Northern Ireland. Returned via same route aware that a police patrol car had stopped on the track to comms masts to apparently observe us. Photographed: 25th July /2011, GRP. ════════════════════════════════════ Interactive Index: www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1arx2Qmo5mVeVUJA2lzVG_uzbYPW59ffh&ll=55.91196908646769,-5.487863631175169&z=12" rel="noreferrer nofollow Google My Maps Map: www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/28436358528/in/album-72157692190778971/ Trig Pillars on OS Landranger 62 ════════════════════════════════════ Neighbouring Triangulation Pillars www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8209017181/in/album-72157631821839859 S8753 - Srondoire : 3.21 miles to the northeast. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8210109278/in/album-72157631831281682 S9898 - Stronachullin : 3.36 miles to the north. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8439441422/in/album-72157631831281682 S9288 - Cnoc A Phrop : 3.71 miles to the west. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8438353985/in/album-72157631821839859/ S8321 - Chaorunn : 3.74 miles to the south. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8448330095/in/album-72157631821839859/ S8442 - Glenakill : 4.01 miles to the southeast. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8438354177/in/album-72157631821839859/ S8416 - Top Of Airidh : 4.38 miles to the southwest. ════════════════════════════════════ OSBM S1600

25-Jul-11 • Graeme5015 flickr

sliabhgaoil s1600 erines stobodhar 8210106590

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