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Latitude: 55.8671 / 55°52'1"N
Longitude: -4.8911 / 4°53'27"W
OS Eastings: 219193
OS Northings: 667552
OS Grid: NS191675
Mapcode National: GBR GF96.GCP
Mapcode Global: WH2MM.VS3K
Plus Code: 9C7QV485+VH
Entry Name: Measured Mile Marker, Skelmorlie
Listing Name: Skelmorlie Measured Mile Marker Poles
Listing Date: 29 August 1985
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 339131
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB7286
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Skelmorlie, Measured Mile Marker
ID on this website: 200339131
Location: Largs
County: North Ayrshire
Electoral Ward: North Coast and Cumbraes
Parish: Largs
Traditional County: Ayrshire
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Established 1866 by the firm of Robert Napier & Sons,
shipbuilders; surveyed by both Kyle and Frew, and Smith and
Wharrie, land surveyors; checked by admiralty staff. 2 pairs
of tall poles set 1 nautical mile from each other: poles set
on concrete bases, with iron stays, and sights at upper
level.
Erected for the use of ships undergoing tests and trials;
these poles may not be the original ones.
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