Duffy Terrey Hills, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 20-Jan-11. Waypoint TP5590
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S33° 40.632' E151° 12.898' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 334524E 6272204N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 202 m |
| Local Government Area: | Northern Beaches |
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Description
Duffy TS1890
Serial number is: TS1890. Last Inspected on: March 26, 1982. Elevation is: 201 metres.
Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: Duffy.
This is a very old style rock cairn trig. Park at the 'Kuring-gai Perimeter' equestrian track entrance and a short distance down the track turn right and walk up the hill about 80 metres and it will be on the left.
A Trig Point is a virtual cache which requires a cacher to locate the Trigonometric Station at GZ.
A trig point (also known as a Trigonometric Station) typically consists of a black disc on top of four metal legs or concrete pillar, resembling a navigation beacon. It is also accompanied by a metal disc, which is located directly below the center point of the tripod or on top of the pillar itself.
Trig points are generally located at the top of hills or points of prominence in the landscape. Many provide unique views and challenges, with some being difficult to access.
These points were regarded as valuable to surveyors, providing reference points for measuring distance and direction, and assisting in the creation of maps.
To log a find on the Geocaching Australia website, you will need to include a picture of the trig point, along with your GPS receiver and (preferably) yourself. Long distance / telephoto type pictures are against the spirit of this cache. You are encouraged to leave a description of your journey in your log to help others in finding the trig point.
The original collection of trig points has been sourced from Geoscience Australia and may contain inaccuracies.
Please respect local laws and regulations when searching for trig points. If you believe that a trig point is located on private property or in a dangerous location, you may archive the cache, by clicking on 'Log this Cache' and placing an 'Archived' log on the Geocaching Australia website.
If you feel that you can add to the description of this trig point or adjust the difficulty/terrain ratings, please feel free to edit this cache and amend the information suitably. Vandalism of the cache description or other information will result in your account being terminated.
Logs
It's always surprising to find these old trigs completely surrounded by trees and bush! I guess we must be doing something right if formerly desolate hill tops are growing back into their natural condition.
I really loved the old-style rock cairn and the square wooden post and the primitive 'tin' vanes! And the, right behind the cairn, was the even older trig that it replaced . . . Very interesting indeed. I had been looking forward for some weeks to visiting this one.
Will upload my photos within the hour.
Thanks to Yurt for tracking this one down and publishing it.
There was the date '1985' scratched into the vane. The former trig marker with a smaller post lay on the ground in front of it. Would assume this trig was replaced with the larger version in the 60s. The scrub has grown up completely obscuring this one. We did a bit of restoration, moving the old trig behind the cairn and restoring fallen stones.
Great fun and recommended.
