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Campaigners Push for Heritage Status of Historic UK Trig Points

4/16/2026

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Heritage campaigners seek Grade II-listed status for two historic UK trig points, the first and last of a mapping network.
Brig Martin Hotine designed the concrete pillars, which formed part of the Retriangulation of Great Britain completed 90 years ago.
The Twentieth Century Society (C20) has applied to Historic England for listing, arguing that the markers symbolize British culture and landscape.

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Heritage campaigners seek Grade II-listed status for two historic UK trig points, the first and last of a mapping network.
Brig Martin Hotine designed the concrete pillars, which formed part of the Retriangulation of Great Britain completed 90 years ago.
The Twentieth Century Society (C20) has applied to Historic England for listing, arguing that the markers symbolize British culture and landscape.