What’s the Great Glen Project?

Samtrig13 · Post by **Samtrig13** » Mon May 27, 2024 7:07 pm

Hello,
I recently discovered the so called trigpoint ‘Great Glen Project’. Does anyone know why (and where they are) these exist and what separates them from standard Trigpoints

(some photos and comparisons would be nice too!)
Cheers

MAC.HAWK · Post by **MAC.HAWK** » Mon May 27, 2024 8:33 pm

https://trigpointing.uk/wiki/Great_Glen_Project

Samtrig13 · Post by **Samtrig13** » Tue May 28, 2024 9:22 am

Thanks for the link, but does anyone know when these were made?

Samtrig13 · Post by **Samtrig13** » Tue May 28, 2024 9:23 am

Also, why they don’t appear on OS maps but have flush brackets?

BigJ · Post by **BigJ** » Sat Jun 01, 2024 3:44 pm

Here’s a bit more information, but it’s not exhaustive. I only include it to add a bit more substance to the subject. The Great Glen Project was a study of the crustal movement along the Great Glen Fault. This is where two crustal plates meet, with one plate slowly sliding north, while the other slides south. The area experiences numerous earthquakes each year, but as they are small and frequent, they are seldom felt. The Kessock Bridge, which spans the north end of the fault, was designed to cope with these tremors. The project, designed to measure this movement, ran from 1972 Jun 12 - 1979 Jul 03, and was conducted, I believe, by Leeds University. Fifteen pillars were planned, but only fourteen seem to have been built. Only one appears on the OS maps, it being Pillar J, situated about 1.5k south of Fort Augustus. The location of the others are shown on Trigpointing UK. Interestingly, there are only 5 completers of the 14 pillars, with some other baggers coming close to completion.

Samtrig13 · Post by **Samtrig13** » Sat Jun 01, 2024 5:52 pm

Thanks for the more detailed reply. I wouldn’t have thought it was made by Leeds University, the site and Leeds are a distance apart. Thanks for taking the time to reply this.

BigJ · Post by **BigJ** » Sun Jun 02, 2024 10:03 am

Glad I could help.

MAC.HAWK · Post by **MAC.HAWK** » Tue Jun 11, 2024 11:18 pm

Ah well, perhaps I shouldn't bother next time?

Samtrig13 · Post by **Samtrig13** » Wed Jun 12, 2024 8:11 am

It’s alright. You can answer to these, it’s just I needed a bit more detail for this subject. I don’t mean anything offensive, if I was a bit that was my own fault and I shouldn’t have done it, I do apologise and have removed any thing possibly harmful.

MAC.HAWK · Post by **MAC.HAWK** » Thu Jun 13, 2024 7:54 pm

Here's a link to a webpage you might find useful

https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/Policy-and-M ... Glen-Fault

the podcast is worth a listen and for a more 'techie' explanation of the fault

http://www.emgs.org.uk/Mercian/Mercian% ... 0Allen.pdf

TrigpointingUK

What’s the Great Glen Project?

What’s the Great Glen Project?

Re: What’s the Great Glen Project?

Re: What’s the Great Glen Project?

Re: What’s the Great Glen Project?

Re: What’s the Great Glen Project?

Re: What’s the Great Glen Project?

Re: What’s the Great Glen Project?

Re: What’s the Great Glen Project?

Re: What’s the Great Glen Project?

Re: What’s the Great Glen Project?