
1,395 ft and 3 hours, 33 minutes 'til the Solstice
The Worcestershire Beacon, Herefordshire / Worcestershire, England, UK
June 20, 2008 - 20:26 UTC (21:26 Local Time)
© 2008 Robert Bilsland, All Rights Reserved.
I timed the walk to get there just before sunset and was expecting a quiet summit. But when I got there, there was quite a small crowd. A couple who were finishing walking the complete length of the hills, someone quietly sitting meditating, a complete Scout pack (passing through in groups) and three other people who had walked up from where I had parked.
Starting off looking north (to the right of the setting sun) you can see the toposcope, a 25 inch brass disc engraved with a 360° circular map of the surrounding view. While to the south you can see Ordinance Survey triangulation station (or trig point) TP0724. The Malvern Hills also form a part of the county boundary between Herefordshire (to the west) and Worcestershire (to the east).
As you can guess, just after the panorama was shot the sun dipped below the horizon and along with the sun went the temperature too. After such a nice warm day the night time temperature was quite a contrast.
The Toposcope
Triangulation station - Wikipedia
Trigpoint TP0724 - Malvern
Lat: 52° 6' 17.56" N
Long: 3° 21' 20.35" W
Elevation: 1,395 ft
Precision is: High. Pinpoints the exact spot.







