Triangulation pillar Night Fold Field
This white-painted pillar was constructed in 1946 at a cost of £4 and sixpence. It sits at a height of 48m overlooking Alnmouth at the top of a fossil cliff. The golf course below sits on a raised beach. Both the fossil cliff and raised beach are a result of the land rebounding since the end of the last ice age. The trig has lovely views toward Alnwick inland, and down the coast, despite being not very high at all. You can approach the pillar on footpaths from the south and west. The cache is hidden on a footpath just outside of the field the pillar sits in, but it’s worth the few extra metres to visit the pillar.
Flush bracket is S3689.
About Ye Ole Survey Monuments
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Ye Ole Survey Monument (YOSM) is a captivating series of caches that pays homage to the remarkable legacy of OutForTheHunt's YSM series (GC45CC).
YOSM caches are strategically positioned at or near Trig Points. These triangulation stations have played a pivotal role as surveying landmarks, contributing to the mapping of expansive territories.
Some of these points, bearing historical significance, might now be situated on private land or have vanished with time. As a result, the caches are artfully placed in close proximity, reverently acknowledging the historical importance of these survey monuments.
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More information, bookmarks and statistics can be found at the YOSM Website
If anybody would like to expand the Ye Ole Survey Monuments Series, please do.
I would ask that you request a number for your cache first at www.yosm.org.uk
so we can keep track of the numbers and names to avoid duplication.