Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Druim na h-Achlaise
Height: 540m / 1772ft • Prominence: 106m / 348ft • Summit : trig point • Trip reports (hill-bagging)
S9797 - Druim Na H-Achlaise
NH134033, LR34. HISTORY Pillar completed 9th June 1958, cost not on record. Computed as tertiary triangulation station with secondary label NH40/20 within the Loch Ness secondary block during 1959. Flush bracket S9797 was levelled for height to first class precision, tertiary standards in May 1959. This pillar station was last maintained by the Ordnance Survey in May 1980. SITE VISIT Overall approach from the southeast. Safe parking on the south side of the unclassified road at NH152009. Followed 'the road to the isles' to NH155037, then over a gate and followed the mapped path westwards to the trig column. Rough deer grazing land. The Vanessa is in good condition. The spider centre is open. The flush bracket faces eastwards, compass reading 95°. Three sight holes are open, the front port is plugged. The 360° panorama was llost to low cloud on the day of this visit. Photographed: 3rd September 2011, GRP. ═════════════════════════ Map: www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/43504756334/in/album-72157692190778971/ Trig Pillars on OS Landranger 34 ═════════════════════════ Neighbouring Triangulation Pillars S9807 - Druim Nan Cnamh : 2.68 miles to the north. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/10914845753/in/set-72157631831281682/ S9709 - Achnasaul Geal Charn : 5.83 miles to the south. S9799 - Gleouraich : 6.04 miles to the west. (destroyed) S9704 - Meall Blair : 6.29 miles to the southwest. ═════════════════════════
03-Sep-11 • Graeme5015 • flickr
druimnahachlaise s9797 tomdoun a87 8114096774
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S9797 - Druim Na H-Achlaise
NH134033, LR34. HISTORY Pillar completed 9th June 1958, cost not on record. Computed as tertiary triangulation station with secondary label NH40/20 within the Loch Ness secondary block during 1959. Flush bracket S9797 was levelled for height to first class precision, tertiary standards in May 1959. This pillar station was last maintained by the Ordnance Survey in May 1980. SITE VISIT Overall approach from the southeast. Safe parking on the south side of the unclassified road at NH152009. Followed 'the road to the isles' to NH155037, then over a gate and followed the mapped path westwards to the trig column. Rough deer grazing land. The Vanessa is in good condition. The spider centre is open. The flush bracket faces eastwards, compass reading 95°. Three sight holes are open, the front port is plugged. The 360° panorama was llost to low cloud on the day of this visit. Photographed: 3rd September 2011, GRP. ═════════════════════════ Map: www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/43504756334/in/album-72157692190778971/ Trig Pillars on OS Landranger 34 ═════════════════════════ Neighbouring Triangulation Pillars S9807 - Druim Nan Cnamh : 2.68 miles to the north. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/10914845753/in/set-72157631831281682/ S9709 - Achnasaul Geal Charn : 5.83 miles to the south. S9799 - Gleouraich : 6.04 miles to the west. (destroyed) S9704 - Meall Blair : 6.29 miles to the southwest. ═════════════════════════
03-Sep-11 • Graeme5015 • flickr
druimnahachlaise s9797 tomdoun a87 8114096774
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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.