Old Head in County Cork, Munster, Ireland — Irish South-West ((Éire) North Atlantic Ocean)

Triangulation Pillar

Grid Reference No W624409

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 18, 2019

1. Triangulation Pillar Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

A handcast concrete pillar
tapering to a flat top
Part of a network of
surveying stations used by
Ordinance [sic - Ordnance] Survey Ireland
for mapping
Erected 1959

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Man-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1959.

Location. 51° 37.21′ N, 8° 32.566′ W. Marker is in Old Head, Munster, in County Cork. It is on Old Head Ring Route, on the right when traveling south. Marker and pillar are on the path to the Old Head Signal Tower. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Old Head, Munster P17 T683, Ireland. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

on the Atlantic Arc,

in Europe,

on the Island of Ireland,

on the Celtic Fringe,

in the European Union,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Nineteenth Century Ship's Bollard

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(here, next to this marker); RMS Lusitania Lifeboat Davit (within shouting distance of this marker); Lusitania Memorial Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Victims of the RMS Lusitania Sinking (within shouting distance of this marker); Bina Fitzgerald (within shouting distance of this marker); R. M. S. Lusitania (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Head of Kinsale / An Seancheann (within shouting distance of this marker); Crann Seoil / 1601 Galleon Mast (approx. 9.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Old Head.

Also see . . . Benchmarks. Our Irish History website entry (Submitted on April 18, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Triangulation Pillar and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 18, 2019

2. Triangulation Pillar and Marker

Triangulation Pillar image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 18, 2019

3. Triangulation Pillar

Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 248 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 14, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.