Pinniger Cairn - Yea, Victoria, Australia
S 37° 12.667 E 145° 25.553
55H E 360324 N 5880546
This stone Cairn is a reproduction of a typical Cairn made by the Victorian surveyor, Thomas Pinniger.
Waymark Code: WM168T3
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 06/03/2022
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The surveyor Thomas Pinniger set up many cairns around the Yea District when he surveyed Yea between 1855 and 1856. And as the bronze plaque on the Cairn explains, this is a replica. The plaque reads:
[Theodolite]
This CAIRN Commemorates
SURVEYOR
THOMAS WILLKINSON PINNIGER
1828 - 1927
who planned and surveyed the township of Yea 1855-56 also
the Geodetic survey from Alexandra to Tallarook 1859-1872
This is a replica of Pinniger Cairns in the region.
Supervised by Yea and District Historical Society
April 2000
Visited: 1154, Wednesday, 2 March, 2022