The meaning of a bizarre symbol that can be found on buildings across the UK has been revealed. The symbol, an engraved arrow ...

Ordnance Survey maps are very useful to the local historian as they trace the development of buildings, settlements and landscapes across the 19 th and 20 th centuries. This continuous series of maps, ...

Ordnance Survey, the country’s national mapping agency, is the trusted voice you can rely on when it comes to walking and outdoors. They have an array of guidebooks, broken down to suit ...

In 1791, Ordnance Survey (OS) started as a way to map the Highlands of Scotland since there was political unrest at the time. ... To use OS maps, you should first learn the symbols used in them.

Ordnance Survey maps do not show the county as an individual entity, but as part of a continuous stretch of country, with the county boundary marked as a dashed line. Later small scale Ordnance Survey ...

From RTÉ Radio 1's The History Show, writer Mary Russell tells the story of how the very first Ordnance Survey maps of Ireland – long before GPS - were created. How and why the survey began.

Wilson Survey maps, a century-old cartographic masterpiece, is being revived at a conservation lab at IGNCA—one brittle sheet at a time. Explore. Search Tuesday, Jun 17, 2025.

What makes things interesting to the reader? It depends on the quality of writing and perception—which, I suppose, is what ...