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Sgribhis-bheinn
Triangulation Pillar (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Site Name Sgribhis-bheinn
Classification Triangulation Pillar (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Canmore ID 295085
Site Number NC37SW 3
NGR NC 31929 71352
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/295085
- Council Highland
- Parish Durness
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
Field Visit (2008)
NC37SW 3 31929 71352
This Ordnance Survey triangulation pillar is situated on the summit of Sgribhis-bheinn (371m OD), a prominent steep-sided hill some 6km E of Cape Wrath. The pillar (CWTC08 301) is constructed of mortared blocks of stone and measures 0.8m square at the base, tapering to a flat top at a height of 1.2m, where there is a brass mounting plate and retaining hoops for a theodolite. A brass flush bracket on the E side of the pillar bears the number S8757. The pillar stands on a grass-grown cairn (CWTC08 302), some 6.5m in diameter and 1m in height, and is enclosed by a crudely-built drystone wall (CWTC08 303), which has collapsed on the E.
(CWTC08 301–03)
Visited by RCAHMS (LAD, IP) 12 August 2008.
