Wolds Top
| Wolds Top | |
|---|---|
| Normanby Hill | |
 The National Air Traffic Control Radar Installation (Claxby) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 168 m (551 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 162 m (531 ft) |
| Parent peak | Walton Hill |
| Listing | Marilyn, County Top |
| Coordinates | 53°27′09″N 0°18′48″W / 53.45244°N 0.31336°W |
| Geography | |
  Wolds Top Location of Wolds Top in Lincolnshire | |
| Location | Lincolnshire Wolds, England |
| OS grid | TF121964 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 113 |
Wolds Top, also known as Normanby Hill,[2] is the highest point of the Lincolnshire Wolds. The summit elevation is 168 m (551 ft).[1] It lies some distance to the north of the village of Normanby le Wold in Lincolnshire. The Viking Way passes close by, on a minor road, and there is a radio mast near the summit. The summit is marked with an Ordnance Survey triangulation station, colloquially known as 'The Golf Ball' due to its resemblance to a golf ball on a tee.[3] The station was erected in 1936, and is now used as part of the Ordnance Survey National GPS System.[4]
Wolds Top is within the Lincolnshire Wolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Bathurst, David (2012). Walking the county high points of England. Chichester: Summersdale. pp. 39–43. ISBN 978-1-84-953239-6.
- ^ "The Hardys – The UK's Highest Points" (PDF). Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ "Normanby le Wold". GENUKI. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ Lincolnshire Wolds North (Map) (A1 ed.). 1:25000. Explorer. Ordnance survey of Great Britain. 3 April 2006. § 282. ISBN 978-0319238233.
- ^ "AONB outline map". Magic map. DEFRA. Retrieved 21 October 2013. (specify location as grid ref. TF121964 to add the hill location or zoom in.)
- ^ "NCA Profile: 43 Lincolnshire Wolds (NE440)". Publications and products. Natural England. Retrieved 13 October 2013.