Queens jubilee beacon

Nithsdale

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Estate wanted one on our hill. We said OK as long as it was tidied up afterwards and all gates were kept shut and not too many people were up at it etc but 1 big stipulation was the laird had to contact/ok it with SNH (or whatever they're called now) as the hill is a Registered Monument with the remains of a fort older than the Romans on top of it (can hardly see it) which is believed to be an original beacon hill (it's only a small hill, but very prominent in the Nith Valley).
We were sent a letter a few years ago stating despite only being tenants, that we are the custodians and any damage is our responsibility so we were covering our own backs.


Needless to say permission was denied by SNH.

Shame really, but a hassle I'm glad not to have
 

muleman

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Estate wanted one on our hill. We said OK as long as it was tidied up afterwards and all gates were kept shut and not too many people were up at it etc but 1 big stipulation was the laird had to contact/ok it with SNH (or whatever they're called now) as the hill is a Registered Monument with the remains of a fort older than the Romans on top of it (can hardly see it) which is believed to be an original beacon hill (it's only a small hill, but very prominent in the Nith Valley).
We were sent a letter a few years ago stating despite only being tenants, that we are the custodians and any damage is our responsibility so we were covering our own backs.


Needless to say permission was denied by SNH.

Shame really, but a hassle I'm glad not to have
I know of three or four in our area, be interesting to see how many more pop up... .i didnt realise it had to be such an organized thing needing permission from the relevant authorities, sign of the times i guess!
 

Nithsdale

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I know of three or four in our area, be interesting to see how many more pop up... .i didnt realise it had to be such an organized thing needing permission from the relevant authorities, sign of the times i guess!

I think if it's your own land, and it's just a bare hill with no prominent history on it, there will be no problem.

But when it's wanted to be put ontop of a registered, protected, site of Pictish fort from 2000 years ago, you can't really just crack on


We didn't want to get into trouble, so covered our own backs - rightly or wrongly...
 

muleman

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I think if it's your own land, and it's just a bare hill with no prominent history on it, there will be no problem.

But when it's wanted to be put ontop of a registered, protected, site of Pictish fort from 2000 years ago, you can't really just crack on


We didn't want to get into trouble, so covered our own backs - rightly or wrongly...
I wouldnt want the hassle of a lot of folk trailing about the farm.
 

hill farmer

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breconshire
Local rugby club having one on our hill. The hill is 3ft short of 2,000ft
Well done them I say
 

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andybk

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Mendips Somerset
We have 3 on different farms, no interest for me as long as they tidy up (bet they won’t). Shows we have most of the high ground in the area.
pallet nails after a fire are particularly sharp and long , will knacker tyres for a long time as they dont rust ,made from quite valuable metal , local shaving place has huge magnets to get them out and a 200l drum came to a lot of ££
 

Estate fencing.

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pallet nails after a fire are particularly sharp and long , will knacker tyres for a long time as they dont rust ,made from quite valuable metal , local shaving place has huge magnets to get them out and a 200l drum came to a lot of ££
That was my first thought too.
That’s my thought as well, if they don’t pick them up I will and chuck them into the organiser gardens. I would have been nice to invited (I probably would have gone) but it shows what the locals think of us.
 
That’s my thought as well, if they don’t pick them up I will and chuck them into the organiser gardens. I would have been nice to invited (I probably would have gone) but it shows what the locals think of us.

How do you retrieve all the nails from the bottom of a load of ash though? I suppose a powerful magnet stuck to a piece of angle iron might work. Next year maybe offer them two small bales and some diesel and insist the fire is entirely from natural timber and brash?
 

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