Gallery of log for Roach
Of the four trigs found during our afternoon trig hunting session, this one was the most surprising of all!
Once again, rogerw3 'hit the nail on the head' with his calculations off the old maps, bringing us through the extremely thick bush straight to the overgrown 'debris field' where the NSW Department of Lands 'de-piled' the original cairn marking TS3914.
We immediately saw the remains of the old post as well (though no vanes), but the biggest surprise was the bronze 'locating pin' -- still lying on the ground! Amazing. I guess these pins were thought to be of little value, so when the TS was de-activated, it was simply left on the ground with the scattered stones. (We photographed it and left it in place.)
Although the cairn was no longer standing, the 'ruins' were still impressive.
A great trig find . . .
'Three Thumbs Up' for historical value and the amazement factor.
Once again, rogerw3 'hit the nail on the head' with his calculations off the old maps, bringing us through the extremely thick bush straight to the overgrown 'debris field' where the NSW Department of Lands 'de-piled' the original cairn marking TS3914.
We immediately saw the remains of the old post as well (though no vanes), but the biggest surprise was the bronze 'locating pin' -- still lying on the ground! Amazing. I guess these pins were thought to be of little value, so when the TS was de-activated, it was simply left on the ground with the scattered stones. (We photographed it and left it in place.)
Although the cairn was no longer standing, the 'ruins' were still impressive.
A great trig find . . .
'Three Thumbs Up' for historical value and the amazement factor.
Rated: for Overall Experience.
