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Kinpurney Hill / Observatory


Akula

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Had a day off today so decided to take the dog for a wander .

Decided on a place near Dundee , Scotland called Kinpurney Hill , which houses an old tower that was built by an amateur astronomer away back in 1766 as an observatory, quite a trek up to the top of the hill , but assuming it would be pretty good for astronomy (on a clear night) due to the location.

A little bit about it on the wiki page for anyone even remotely interested 🤣

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinpurnie_Hill

 

And heres a few pics i took today , weather was a bit yuck and even worse when up high.

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16 minutes ago, Alan White said:

That is quite a location and a very interesting story.

Just to think we worry about our Observatories standing out, that Tower was hardly hidden.

Thank you for sharing your visit with us.

True, Alan. But in reality it’s really just a larger version of your khazi observatory built of stone. 😊

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