Criffel
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| Elevation | 570 |
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| Prominence | 488 m |
| Mountain range | Southern Uplands |
| Parent range | Southern Uplands |
| Locations | Dumfries and Galloway |
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| ID | 2467542 |
About Criffel
Criffel is a hill in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is 570 m high but appears higher because of its great isolation and high relative height — it is the eighth most prominent hill in southern Scotland.
The triangulation points associated with the United Kingdom
In 1936, the Ordnance Survey began to construct a concrete triangulation pillars, or trig points, to help for an accurate measurement and mapping application of the principles of trigonometry. By 1962, More Than 6000 had been built. And Stephen McCoy and Stephanie Wynne are trying to photograph, the 310 primary pillars are Still Standing .
Black Combe, Cumbria, 600 m (2,000 ft), Cadair Berwyn , Powys, 827m Cold Ashby, Northamptonshire, 210mThe columns were erected, in positions where at least two other points might be seen to have the form of triangles for an accurate measurement.
McCoy and Wynne work includes a large 360-degree panoramic photos made by the camera, the triangulation pillar, next to a picture of the column itself.
Criffel , Dumfries and Galloway, 569m Garnedd Ugain , Gwynned, 1065m Great Whernside , North Yorkshire , 704m Martinsell Hill, Wiltshire, 289m Rottington, Cumbria, 141m, up Snaefell wear, Isle of Man, 621m The Stiperstones, Shropshire, 536 Upton Beacon, Derbyshire, 538 Winter Hill , Lancashire, 456m Wyck Beacon, Gloucestershire, 250m Yr Eifl , Gwynned, 564mmaps
Source of news: bbc.com
