TrigpointingUK

Hi,

Having a bit of a debate on how many trigs are in the Peak District?

Actual number and how many are pillars?

Any help would be much appreciated.

See https://paulbesley.blog/2016/10/13/tria ... on-points/ for details of pillar numbers, not sure how accurate it is but it's a starting point.

This spreadsheet of mine will filter trig pillars by COUNTY if that's any help:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/13jcxsv22mnp8 ... 0.xls?dl=0

Rgds,

Graeme

If you are not already aware of it, there is an interesting book "Peak Distict Trigpointing Walks" by Keith Stevens and Peter Whitaker published by Sigma Press. It details 20 walks with lots of information and pictures and includes an introduction on surveying and map making. In three tables are listed 9 pillars in the SE grid, 17 in the SJ grid and 99 in the SK grid. This does include missing and moved pillars, but some may be outside the National Park, if this is your criteria.

Good shout, I'd forgotten about that one - ISBN 9781409258131

Two related titles that might be of interest, both by Peter Naldrett:

Trigpoint Walks in the Peak District: The White Peak 9781409258858
Trigpoint Walks in the Peak District: The Dark Peak 9781409258131

The publisher for all 3 is Sigma Press, www.sigmapress.co.uk

When I started trig bagging one of the objectives was to visit all extant Peak District trig pillars. It took a few years but I achieved it. I make it a total of 88 pillars, although I have seen doubts raised as to whether the Alphin Pike pillar is within the National Park. It's my local trig and one of my all-time favourites and as far as I'm concerned it is within.

Anyway, here's the list (sorry for not including FB numbers):

Abney Moor
Aleck Low
Alphin Pike
Axe Edge
Back Tor
Bank Top
Birchen Edge
Black Edge
Blacka Plantation
Blackstones Low
Blake Mere
Blakelow Hill
Bole Hill
Bradnop
Bradwell Moor
Brown Knoll
Burbage Edge
Calton Pastures
Chinley Churn
Cock Hill
Corbar Hill
Dead Edge End
Ecton Hill
Edale Moor
Elton Common
Emlin Ridge
Fairfield
Featherbed Moss
Flask Edge
Grindon Moor
Gun
Hardings Booth
Harland South
Harry Hut
Hawks Low
Hey Edge
High Low
High Neb
High Rake
High Wheeldon
Higher Shelfstones
Hill House
Hollinsclough Moor
Holme Moss
Hopping Top
Kinder Low
Kirk Edge
Ladder Hill
Lantern Pike
Lean Low
Long Rake
Mam Tor
Margery
Martins Low
Moor Plantations
Moor Top
Musden Low
Noton Barn
Outer Edge
Ox Stones
Parsley Hay Farm
Revidge
Reynards
Rod Moor
Saddleworth
Sheen Hill
Shining Tor
Shutlingsloe
Sir William Hill
Slipper Low
Snailsden
Soles Hill
Sough Top
South Nab
Sponds Hill
Stanage Edge
The Edge
The Roaches
Wardlow
West End Moor
West Nab
Wetton Low
Wheston
White Edge
Wibben Hill
Winhill Pike
Wolfscote Hill
Wormhill

Hope that's of some use.

Cheers,
Paul

Thank you all