- Toposcope
A toposcope or topograph is a monument erected on
hill s,mountain s or high places which indicates the direction, and usually the distance, to notable landscape features which can be seen with the naked eye from that point. They are often placed in public parks,Country park s, the grounds ofstately home s or places of historical note, such as battlefields.Toposcopes are often inscribed, and dedicated to particular people or events.
Smaller toposcopes usually consist of a circular brass plaque mounted on a stone
plinth . They will have radiating lines indicating the direction to various landmarks, together with the distance, and often a pictorial representation of the landmark. One typical small toposcope is at Beacon Hill,Leicestershire .Large toposcopes may be circular paved areas, with numerous plaques around the perimeter, each indicating a particular feature of the landscape. One large toposcope is the Toposcope at Bathurst, near
Grahamstown ,South Africa , which commemorates the1820 settlements.
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