Tate's Cairn or Tai Lo Shan () is a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...
in Hong Kong at in height. It is one of the
peaks of the Kowloon Ridge and falls within
Ma On Shan Country Park. The peak began to appear on colonial maps in the 1860s but remained unnamed until the beginning of the 20th century.
Background
The origins of the peak's English name is unknown, but it may originate from maps created by a surveyor named
George Passman Tate, Assistant Superintendent of
Indian Survey Department who is responsible for government maps of Hong Kong and New Territories in 1899 and 1900.
Built in 1991 at a cost of HK$2 billion,
Tate's Cairn Tunnel
Tate's Cairn Tunnel is a four-lane road tunnel in Hong Kong. Constructed as part of Route 2, it links Diamond Hill, New Kowloon with Siu Lek Yuen, Sha Tin, New Territories East. It opened on 26 June 1991.
Its toll plaza is situated on the Sh ...
is a -long twin-tube vehicular tunnel running north–south beneath the peak.
The Stage 4 to 5 transition of the
MacLehose Trail is located beneath the Cairn.
See also
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Gin Drinkers Line
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Gilwell Campsite
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Fei Ngo Shan Road
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Eight Mountains of Kowloon
References
Tate's Cairn
Sha Tin District
Wong Tai Sin District
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