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  1. Original post
    David Cotton
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    Hello all,

    As part of my long-term plan to walk to all of the county tops in Britain (see
    wwwCountyTops.html) I want to walk to the highest
    point in Nottighamshire, which is put as being Newtonwood Lane at (grid ref. SK 457605), at a height
    of 203 metres

    I have recently been informed that the reclaimed Silverhill Colliery site in Nottinghamshire is the
    highest point in the county at 205 metres. The
    website(teversaltrails.comsilverhill.htm), confirms this, although it does not appear as
    such on the OS, where it is depicted as uncontoured mine workings.

    This puts me in a slight quandry. Firstly, is this new information correct? And if it is, do I go
    for the Silverhill Colliery site, the Newtonwood Lane top or both? (I frankly go for the latter).

    Any comments (apart from getting a life!) Yours, .David.

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  2. Paul Cummings
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    "David Cotton" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Hello all,

    As part of my long-term plan to walk to all of the county tops in Britain (see


    wwwCountyTops.html)

    Quoted message said:

    I want to walk to the highest point in Nottighamshire, which is put as being Newtonwood Lane at
    (grid ref. SK 457605), at a height of 203 metres

    I have recently been informed that the reclaimed Silverhill Colliery site in Nottinghamshire is
    the highest point in the county at 205 metres. The
    website(teversaltrails.comsilverhill.htm), confirms this, although it does not appear
    as such on the OS, where it is depicted as uncontoured mine workings.

    This puts me in a slight quandry. Firstly, is this new information correct? And if it is, do I go
    for the Silverhill Colliery site, the Newtonwood Lane top or both? (I frankly go for the latter).

    My list has Newtonwood Lane at 203m but the GR of SK462598.

    Why not leave it until a later top, when the issue might well have been sorted out. Or do both, or
    just pick one. If you make a reasonable choice, nobody is going to quibble.

    When I go to a top, I go to the GR I expect it to be at and then the highest point on the land that
    I can see close by. That to me is good enough, I don't comb every inch of lend ensuring I have found
    the exact spot.

    What ever you do, remember that the tick list is just an excuse to get out walking in new areas, not
    a reason of its own. Otherwise, you do need a life.

    Have fun, Paul

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  3. Paul Cummings
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    "David Cotton" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Hello all,

    As part of my long-term plan to walk to all of the county tops in Britain (see


    wwwCountyTops.html)

    Quoted message said:

    I want to walk to the highest point in Nottighamshire, which is put as being Newtonwood Lane at
    (grid ref. SK 457605), at a height of 203 metres

    I have recently been informed that the reclaimed Silverhill Colliery site in Nottinghamshire is
    the highest point in the county at 205 metres. The
    website(teversaltrails.comsilverhill.htm), confirms this, although it does not appear
    as such on the OS, where it is depicted as uncontoured mine workings.

    This puts me in a slight quandry. Firstly, is this new information correct? And if it is, do I go
    for the Silverhill Colliery site, the Newtonwood Lane top or both? (I frankly go for the latter).

    I've recently had another thought on this: If walking to the top of a hill, you find a building
    built on the side which is high enough so that its roof is higher than the hill top, would you go to
    the roof of the building or the top of the hill? I guess the Colliery is not natural and a man made
    hill (or building for want of a better word).

    I vote for the natural top.

    Have fun, Paul

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  4. Rj Webb
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    I found and walked up Silverhill tip by accident, having already been to Newtonwood Lane, (Typical
    post match entertainment after HUFC matches.)

    I was after a hill on Ed Clements' list when I noticed the big high thing over the way..

    The colliery is of coursse artificial, and wherther or not you count it depends on your ethic. The
    Americans would discount it cohp.orgcohp.org

    Richard Webb

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  5. David Cotton
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    "Paul Cummings" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    "David Cotton" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Hello all,

    This puts me in a slight quandry. Firstly, is this new information correct? And if it is, do I
    go for the Silverhill Colliery site, the Newtonwood Lane top or both? (I frankly go for the
    latter).

    My list has Newtonwood Lane at 203m but the GR of SK462598.

    Why not leave it until a later top, when the issue might well have been sorted out. Or do both, or
    just pick one. If you make a reasonable choice, nobody is going to quibble.

    Pretty much how I feel. Doing both gives me an excuse for another or an extended walk.

    Quoted message said:

    When I go to a top, I go to the GR I expect it to be at and then the highest point on the land
    that I can see close by. That to me is good enough, I don't comb every inch of lend ensuring I
    have found the exact spot.

    Ditto, although in the case of Boring Field (Huntingdonshire's highest point) I was at a loss to see
    where in the field it could possibly be. I am interested to see that your list has a different grid
    ref. for Newtonwood Lane - which list is that from?

    Quoted message said:

    What ever you do, remember that the tick list is just an excuse to get out walking in new areas,
    not a reason of its own. Otherwise, you do need a life.

    Yep. It actually came about because five years ago I decided to do a walk in every county in the UK,
    and walking to the highest point seemed like a good way of doing it, end of exploring the country as
    a whole. This aim has rather been superseeded, however, and nearly 600 walks later I am starting to
    get back to doing them.

    I have just come back froma 17 mile local walk - from Doveridge (near Uttoxeter) past JCB and
    through the HCB testing grounds to the Weaver Hills. I have loved these hills since I was a
    schoolkid and the views over the Trent Valley are superb on a clear day like today, but the hills
    themselves are ratehr spoilt by the large quarries on its western flank. ;-(

    Ta, .David.

    Quoted message said:

    Have fun, Paul

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  6. Simon Edwardes
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    I'm another sad case trying to tick off all the county tops, though my main interest is the 2000ft
    mountains of England and Wales. The county tops make an interesting diversion when journeying around
    the country, and I've endeavoured to identify the highpoints in the Unitary Authority areas that
    came into being recently (with acknowledgement to Richard Webb who gave me some useful info to get
    me started). I can't guarantee they're correct in all cases, but you can see the results on my
    website on this page:- myweb.tiscali.co.ukCountyTops.htm Some of these UA
    tops are even more boring and indistinguishable than Boring Field (which, if I remember correctly,
    involves walking through someone's scrapyard).

    Simon Edwardes website: The Mountains of England and Wales - simonedwardes.co.uksimonedwardes.co.uk

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