Wolds Top
Normanby Hill
The National Air Traffic Control Radar Installation (Claxby)
Highest point
Elevation168 m (551 ft)[1]
Prominence162 m (531 ft)
Parent peakWalton Hill
ListingMarilyn, County Top
Coordinates53°27′09″N 0°18′48″W / 53.45244°N 0.31336°W / 53.45244; -0.31336
Geography
Wolds Top is located in Lincolnshire
Wolds Top
Wolds Top
Location of Wolds Top in Lincolnshire
LocationLincolnshire Wolds, England
OS gridTF121964
Topo mapOS Landranger 113

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]

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

References

  1. ^ a b Bathurst, David (2012). Walking the county high points of England. Chichester: Summersdale. pp. 39–43. ISBN 978-1-84-953239-6.
  2. ^ "The Hardys – The UK's Highest Points" (PDF). Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Normanby le Wold". GENUKI. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  4. ^ Lincolnshire Wolds North (Map) (A1 ed.). 1:25000. Explorer. Ordnance survey of Great Britain. 3 April 2006. § 282. ISBN 978-0319238233.
  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. ^ "NCA Profile: 43 Lincolnshire Wolds (NE440)". Publications and products. Natural England. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
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