Wolds_Top

Wolds Top

Wolds Top

Hill in Lincolnshire

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]

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Wolds Top is within the Lincolnshire Wolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[5][6]

References

  1. [1]
    Bathurst, David (2012). Walking the county high points of England. Chichester: Summersdale. pp. 39–43. ISBN 978-1-84-953239-6.
  2. [2]
    "The Hardys – The UK's Highest Points" (PDF). Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  3. [3]
    "Normanby le Wold". GENUKI. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  4. [4]
    Lincolnshire Wolds North (Map) (A1 ed.). 1:25000. Explorer. Ordnance survey of Great Britain. 3 April 2006. § 282. ISBN 978-0319238233.
  5. [5]
    "AONB outline map". Magic map. DEFRA. Retrieved 21 October 2013. (specify location as grid ref. TF121964 to add the hill location or zoom in.)
  6. [6]
    "NCA Profile: 43 Lincolnshire Wolds (NE440)". Publications and products. Natural England. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
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