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Northern Exile Jun 2019 10:48am, 7 Jun 2019 5,133 posts	0 Northern Exile DoBH = Database of British Hills
Derby Tup Jun 2019 11:53am, 7 Jun 2019 31,943 posts	0 Derby Tup # wainwrongs
flanker Jun 2019 2:27pm, 7 Jun 2019 18,323 posts	0 flanker iirc trigs are sited based on lines-of-sight, not on the highest point, although that it is often the same thing.
Northern Exile Jun 2019 2:35pm, 7 Jun 2019 5,135 posts	0 Northern Exile Yep, that's it.
KinkyS Jun 2019 2:39pm, 7 Jun 2019 17,678 posts	0 KinkyS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Ouse,_Cambridgeshire and not always on high ground - below sea level!
KinkyS Jun 2019 2:39pm, 7 Jun 2019 17,679 posts	0 KinkyS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Ouse,_Cambridgeshire
KinkyS Jun 2019 2:40pm, 7 Jun 2019 17,680 posts	0 KinkyS Ok, that didn't work! Link to lowest trig point in Britain
swittle Jun 2019 2:47pm, 7 Jun 2019 55,131 posts	0 swittle Copied/pasted into browser - worked fine Little Ouse, Cambridgeshire, lowest trig point in GB, 1m below sea level.
♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Jun 2019 2:52pm, 7 Jun 2019 28,411 posts	0 ♪♫ Synge ♪♫ [We've got the shortest lighthouse in Britain not far from here. It's 5 metres high and it's at Berry Head, just south of Brixham.] Have we had a discussion about cairns yet?
Northern Exile Jun 2019 5:49pm, 7 Jun 2019 5,137 posts	0 Northern Exile I don't think we have, good subject. Go for it 🙂

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