Ordnance Survey symbol question.

[Tail End Charlie]

Anyone know what the OS symbol in the middle shown below is? I'm guessing some sort of observatory.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

Anyone know what the OS symbol in the middle shown below is? I'm guessing some sort of observatory.

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I think it represents a solar farm.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Trig point + viewing point?

 

[stephec]

What scale of map are you using?

I did a quick Google and this thread was the third result, but no sign of that symbol in the images for explorer maps.

 

[midlife]

Solar farm I think too, one of the new ones along with car charging point

 

[Deleted member 23692]

I think it represents a solar farm.

Correct

 

[Tail End Charlie]

I think it represents a solar farm.

Now that makes a lot of sense. I thought it was trying to show the sun rising, but could only think observatory.

@stephec I think it's 1:50000 I got it off bikehike.
@midlife car charging point aswell! Imagine saying that to the original map makers.

It's near Bosworth battlefield if any local wants to ride over and check it out!

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Grrrr - more and more green field sites being used for this. What's wrong with the acres and acres of roofs.........

 

[lazybloke]

Grrrr - more and more green field sites being used for this. What's wrong with the acres and acres of roofs.........

Off the top of my head, rooftop farms wouldn't offer the same economies of scale, ease of access for maintenance, ease of planning or return on investment.

Not that I like green spaces to be filled with such equipment.

 

[Beebo]

Off the top of my head, rooftop farms wouldn't offer the same economies of scale, ease of access for maintenance, ease of planning or return on investment.

Not that I like green spaces to be filled with such equipment.

The grass below is still growing and can be grazed by sheep or turned to a meadow.
I presume most are on fairly unproductive arable land.
The visuals are no different from the acres of plastic sheet covering virtually every other field in some parts of Kent to grow fruit

 

[MichaelW2]

The symbol looks like the one for a landing site for a pyramid of Ra.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

And here it is in all its solar panelly glory
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They could have spelt something rude (from above) with the panels. Opportunity lost.

 

[swansonj]

The field to the South isn't impressed
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You have too much time on your hands. We need a new entry in "name that road" so you can feed your Google-Maps-clicking addiction there, where it presumably started.

 

[Drago]

Off the top of my head, rooftop farms wouldn't offer the same economies of scale, ease of access for maintenance, ease of planning or return on investment.

Not that I like green spaces to be filled with such equipment.

And don't get the same government subsidies.

Im not a fan, but as a consumer im part of the problem so in no position to complain about the solution.

 

[Archie_tect]

If they keep metal framing supporting the panels clear of the ground to get equipment underneath and a tractor width between the struts then the ground is accessible to grow things or to graze.

... bet they haven't though!