Cold Overton Park
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A hill with a trig point
pillar to the east of Cold Overton Park Wood is, at 197m (646 ft), the highest point in the county of Rutland
, England
. The summit is south of the road between Oakham
and Cold Overton, and adjacent to the county boundary with Leicestershire. From the peak, there are views of Rutland Water
.
Trig point
A triangulation station, also known as a triangulation pillar, trigonometrical station, trigonometrical point, trig station, trig beacon or trig point, and sometimes informally as a trig, is a fixed surveying station, used in geodetic surveying and other surveying projects in its vicinity...
pillar to the east of Cold Overton Park Wood is, at 197m (646 ft), the highest point in the county of Rutland
Rutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The summit is south of the road between Oakham
Oakham
-Oakham's horseshoes:Traditionally, members of royalty and peers of the realm who visited or passed through the town had to pay a forfeit in the form of a horseshoe...
and Cold Overton, and adjacent to the county boundary with Leicestershire. From the peak, there are views of Rutland Water
Rutland Water
Rutland Water is Anglian Water's drinking water reservoir in the county of Rutland, England, just east of the county town Oakham. It was known as Empingham Reservoir during its construction and until its official opening in 1976. The centre of its dam is at British national grid reference...
.