Wolds Top Explained

Wolds Top
Other Name:Normanby Hill
Elevation M:168
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:162
Parent Peak:Walton Hill
Listing:Marilyn, County Top
Location:Lincolnshire Wolds, England
Map:United Kingdom Lincolnshire
Map Size:300
Label Position:right
Coordinates:53.4524°N -0.3134°W
Grid Ref Uk:TF121964
Topo:OS Landranger 113

Wolds Top, also known as Normanby Hill,[2] is the highest point of the Lincolnshire Wolds. The summit elevation is 168m (551feet).[1] It lies just under a mile to the north of the village of Normanby le Wold and three miles to the south of the small market town of Caistor 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]

Notes and References

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