Ordnance Survey trig point

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:survey_marker
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs triangulation pillar
gptkbp:category gptkb:geodetic_marker
surveying equipment
gptkbp:feature brass plate with central depression
flush bracket
unique reference number
gptkbp:height about 4 feet
gptkbp:introducedIn 1936
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:material concrete
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Trig_point_at_Ben_Nevis_summit
gptkb:Trig_point_at_Snowdon_summit
gptkbp:numberBuilt about 6,500
gptkbp:purpose mapping
geodetic surveying
gptkbp:replacedBy satellite-based GPS
gptkbp:shape gptkb:silk
gptkbp:status many still exist
no longer primary survey method
gptkbp:usedBy Ordnance Survey
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Black_Hill
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ordnance Survey trig point