Intersected Station, St. Ninian's Craigmailen Church - Linlithgow, Scotland
N 55° 58.553 W 003° 36.802
30U E 461722 N 6203565
The church spire of St. Ninian's Craigmailen Church is an Intersected Station in Linlithgow, Scotland.
Waymark Code: WMMH7P
Location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/21/2014
Views: 3
"Grid reference: NS 99414 77060 map
Type: Intersected Station
Condition: Good
OSGB36 Station: NS77/INT74
Current use: none
Historic use: 4th order
T:UK waypoint: TP11894
County: Lothian Region
Nearest town: LINLITHGOW"
-- TrigpointingUK
"An intersection station is a prominent landmark, such as a water tower, radio tower, church spire, mountain top, or any other type of object that can be observed from a distance. These kinds of "large object" station markers, known as intersection stations because of the way their coordinates are calculated are usually landmarks higher in the air than any surrounding objects, which allows them to be seen from many miles away in several directions. By observing one or more such points through a telescope, surveyors can determine positions on the surface of the Earth through the use of trigonometry."
-- Source