Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Pykestone Hill
Height: 737m / 2418ft • Prominence: 131m / 430ft • Summit : small cairn by trig point • Trip reports (hill-bagging)



S6122 - Pykestone Hill
NT173312, LR72. HISTORY Pillar completed 24th July 1950 costing £41.6s.3d. Computed as secondary triangulation station NS83/21 within the Lanark secondary block during 1950. This station was also used for the reconnaissance of secondary block NT33 (Peebles) during 1959. Levelled to second class precision in 1958. This pillar station was last maintained by the Ordnance Survery in June 1977. SITE VISIT Free parking available for a few vehicles up lane south from Drumelzier at NY136339. Followed mapped tracks all the way to summit. Spider centre open. Flush bracket faces northeast. NE & SW sight holes are open but the innards are blocked with debris dropped down the centre hole. High above the Manor Valley of Peebleshire, this triangulation station is marked by trig pillar S6122. The pillar is in good condition apart from a chunk missing from the top of the west corner. The flush bracket is on the northeast face of the pillar and the spider is open. Photographed: 15th March 2003, GRP. ═════════════════════════ Interactive index: www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1arx2Qmo5mVeVUJA2lzVG_uzbYPW59ffh&ll=55.567969,-3.312968&z=11" rel="noreferrer nofollow Google My Maps Map: www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/43496070241/in/album-72157692190778971/ Trig Pillars on OS Landranger 72 ═════════════════════════ Neighbouring Triangulation Pillars www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8114088343/in/album-72157631831281682 S9829 - Dollar Law : 2.15 miles to the south. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8094713209/in/album-72157631778814317/ S5680 - Rachan Hill : 3.68 miles to the northwest. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8094713475/in/album-72157631778814317/ S5677 - Worm Hill : 3.85 miles to the west. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/7905745458/in/album-72157631348956488 S1571 - Dunrig : 5.02 miles to the east. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117246981/in/album-72157631838876970 10131 - Hundleshope Heights : 5.07 miles to the east. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8098001726/in/album-72157631793900484/ S6127 - Broad Law : 5.08 miles to the south. ═════════════════════════
15-Mar-03 • Graeme5015 • flickr
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S6122 - Pykestone Hill
NT173312, LR72. HISTORY Pillar completed 24th July 1950 costing £41.6s.3d. Computed as secondary triangulation station NS83/21 within the Lanark secondary block during 1950. This station was also used for the reconnaissance of secondary block NT33 (Peebles) during 1959. Levelled to second class precision in 1958. This pillar station was last maintained by the Ordnance Survery in June 1977. SITE VISIT Free parking available for a few vehicles up lane south from Drumelzier at NY136339. Followed mapped tracks all the way to summit. Spider centre open. Flush bracket faces northeast. NE & SW sight holes are open but the innards are blocked with debris dropped down the centre hole. High above the Manor Valley of Peebleshire, this triangulation station is marked by trig pillar S6122. The pillar is in good condition apart from a chunk missing from the top of the west corner. The flush bracket is on the northeast face of the pillar and the spider is open. Photographed: 15th March 2003, GRP. ═════════════════════════ Interactive index: www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1arx2Qmo5mVeVUJA2lzVG_uzbYPW59ffh&ll=55.567969,-3.312968&z=11" rel="noreferrer nofollow Google My Maps Map: www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/43496070241/in/album-72157692190778971/ Trig Pillars on OS Landranger 72 ═════════════════════════ Neighbouring Triangulation Pillars www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8114088343/in/album-72157631831281682 S9829 - Dollar Law : 2.15 miles to the south. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8094713209/in/album-72157631778814317/ S5680 - Rachan Hill : 3.68 miles to the northwest. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8094713475/in/album-72157631778814317/ S5677 - Worm Hill : 3.85 miles to the west. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/7905745458/in/album-72157631348956488 S1571 - Dunrig : 5.02 miles to the east. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117246981/in/album-72157631838876970 10131 - Hundleshope Heights : 5.07 miles to the east. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8098001726/in/album-72157631793900484/ S6127 - Broad Law : 5.08 miles to the south. ═════════════════════════
15-Mar-03 • Graeme5015 • flickr
pykestonehill s6122 bellspool drumelzier 8098002172
Videos
This week I team up with ADRC for a walk at Drumelzier which takes in 3 Donalds, Pykestone Hill, Middle Hill and Drumelzier Law ...
Notes
- Data: Database of British and Irish Hills v18.2
- Maps: We use OS mapping for England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Sadly, Channel Islands, Northern (OSNI) and Southern Ireland (OSI) mapping isn't available online, so we use Openstreetmap.