Bill Fernie
28-Apr-09, 12:23
I have been contacted by David Squires who is doing some research on Mountain indicators.
Does anyone have information that might assist him. Please put answers in here or email to me bill@caithness.org and I will forward it to him.
From David Squires - 28 April 09
I am doing some research on mountain indicators - devices which show the directions of the surrounding hills and/or islands which are visible. The traditional design consists of arrows on a metal or stone disc (like spokes in a wheel) but they also come in the form of sketches or photographs with notes showing surrounding hills and mounted on a board.
Often these indicators are shown on Ordnance Survey (OS) maps with a viewpoint symbol (blue wedges) but sometimes the OS puts viewpoint symbols on the map even if there is no indicator. There are four OS viewpoint symbols in the far North I am trying to get further information about. These are:
1. Warth Hill lookout point (grid reference ND 372 702) a few miles south of John O'Groats on the A99.
2. Duncansby Head (ND 404 734).
3. Viewpoint near the meeting house at Halsary on the A9 (ND 173 405)
4. Viewpoint near the beach at Thurso (ND 114 689)
The main question I have is whether there is an indicator 'on the ground' at any of these locations? If there is, I would also be interested in who put it up and in what year.
Any information you could provide as to what's 'on the ground' at these four locations would be most welcome. If you don't happen to know, perhaps you could point me in the direction of someone who might?
All the best
David Squires
Does anyone have information that might assist him. Please put answers in here or email to me bill@caithness.org and I will forward it to him.
From David Squires - 28 April 09
I am doing some research on mountain indicators - devices which show the directions of the surrounding hills and/or islands which are visible. The traditional design consists of arrows on a metal or stone disc (like spokes in a wheel) but they also come in the form of sketches or photographs with notes showing surrounding hills and mounted on a board.
Often these indicators are shown on Ordnance Survey (OS) maps with a viewpoint symbol (blue wedges) but sometimes the OS puts viewpoint symbols on the map even if there is no indicator. There are four OS viewpoint symbols in the far North I am trying to get further information about. These are:
1. Warth Hill lookout point (grid reference ND 372 702) a few miles south of John O'Groats on the A99.
2. Duncansby Head (ND 404 734).
3. Viewpoint near the meeting house at Halsary on the A9 (ND 173 405)
4. Viewpoint near the beach at Thurso (ND 114 689)
The main question I have is whether there is an indicator 'on the ground' at any of these locations? If there is, I would also be interested in who put it up and in what year.
Any information you could provide as to what's 'on the ground' at these four locations would be most welcome. If you don't happen to know, perhaps you could point me in the direction of someone who might?
All the best
David Squires