Wolds Top | |
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Normanby Hill | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 168 m (551 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 162 m (531 ft) |
Parent peak | Walton Hill |
Listing | Marilyn, County Top |
Coordinates | 53°27′09″N 0°18′48″W / 53.45244°N 0.31336°W |
Geography | |
Location | Lincolnshire Wolds, England |
OS grid | TF121964 |
Topo map | OS 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]