Hong Kong Meridian Marker Stone - Beacon Hill [????- ]
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Submitted by moddsey on Sat, 2021-01-23 11:36
Current condition:
Ruin
Location is approximate. As the old south marker above Bowen Road (see here ) was often obscured by smoke from ships in the harbour and its image rendered unsteady by lateral refraction over the water, it was decided in 1913 to erect a distant marker to the north of the transit instrument. A stone pillar, 4 feet wide and 8 feet high was erected on the side of the hills at a distance 16,655 feet to the north. (Source - 1913 HKO Annual Report)
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