An app which allows walkers to plot and follow routes around loughs, hills and valleys using detailed topographical mapping has been launched in Northern Ireland. OS Maps app has supported outdoor ...

Maps help us to connect with our localities and many of us are familiar with maps of our local area. Historic maps in particular provide us with an important window onto our past and reveal how a ...

In 1824, teams of surveyors began to map Ireland, making it the first place in the world to have detailed ordnance survey maps for an entire country. Now, 200 years later, these 6in to a mile maps, ...

The digital heritage resource focuses on the early years of ordnance surveying in Ireland, bringing together maps, texts, archaeological and toponymical material. Researchers at the University of ...

They tell stories, keep secrets and hold memories of places visited but long-forgotten. As an inspirational guiding light to exploring the landscape, they teem with life for walkers, cyclists and ...

Ordnance Survey (OS) benchmarks, also known as crow's feet, have marked our cultural landscape for nearly two centuries. They're often hidden in plain sight in our towns, cities and rural parts of ...

Famous for their comprehensive coverage and the extraordinary level of detail they deliver, Ordnance Survey maps have been used by hikers, bikers, boaters, anglers, amblers and outdoor explorers of ...