Denny Berowra Creek, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 08-Dec-14. Waypoint TP7066
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S33° 33.737' E151° 7.806' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 326426E 6284809N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 210 m |
| Local Government Area: | The Hornsby |
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Description
Denny TS1808
Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: Denny.
Serial number is: TS1808.
Last Inspected on: May 29, 1969.
Elevation is: 210 metres.
This is a cairn type, last report says "Cairn in good condition but mast and vanes missing".
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.
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Logs
Took an easy 50m detour off the track between visiting Hawkesbury Lookdown Book Exchange and Point of Some Regard. No special views to speak of but still nice to visit. iPhone coords: S 33 33.737 E 151 07.806
Tyreless, the FTF, had added an incentive to find this trig by hiding a cache at the end of the trail. Today I should have been heading out there for a FTF but I'd been hornswoggled yesterday by bella@waggy so I was only on a 2TF mission.
It's a long walk, there's no denying it, but this is relatively easy compared to its nearest neighbour Coba trig which has a fair degree of bushbashing. This was just 50m off the trail and is an impressive trig as Tyreless noted, made of flat slabs of ironstone. There's still a bit of a view here as the trees here haven't grown up to cover it unlike many trigs. On my way back to the track I spotted a bit of a collapsed cairn at the edge of the track indicating it might have been a marker for the trig once.
Took my pics and headed on to the end of the track.
The cairn is complete. It is interesting because it is constructed of whatever bush rock was around which, in this case, is very flat boulders with an orange tinge. Is that iron stone? It looks a bit like an enormous stack of pancakes.
The mast is gone but the vanes are sitting on top of the cairn. I assume Denny was built in the 1880s like most of the other old trigs in northern Sydney - it is still in pretty good shape. Found at 7:39 am.
After finding Denny I continued on to the end of the Coba Point trail which is a really nice walk through a variety of types of vegetation and with views over Berowra Creek.
