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 (topography), summit area, and ...
in Hong Kong at in height. It is one of the
peaks of the Kowloon Ridge and falls within
Ma On Shan Country Park
Ma On Shan Country Park () is a park located in the central neck of the Sai Kung Peninsula in the eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. The park covers an area of and links Sai Kung Country Park and Lion Rock Country Park to form an extensive ...
. 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
George Passman Tate, FRGS, (1856–?) was an Anglo-Indian surveyor and authority on the history of Afghanistan.
Career as Surveyor
Tate was employed as Assistant Superintendent of the Surveyor General of India and was deployed to conduct critica ...
, 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 S ...
is a -long twin-tube vehicular tunnel running north–south beneath the peak.
The Stage 4 to 5 transition of the
MacLehose Trail
The MacLehose Trail is a 100-kilometre hiking trail that crosses much of the New Territories, Hong Kong, starting from Pak Tam Chung, Sai Kung District in the east to Tuen Mun Town, Tuen Mun District in the west. The path is marked by distance po ...
is located beneath the Cairn.
See also
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Gin Drinkers Line
The Gin Drinkers Line, or Gin Drinkers' Line, was a British military defensive line against the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong during the Battle of Hong Kong in December 1941, part of the Pacific War.
The concept came from France's Maginot L ...
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Gilwell Campsite
Gilwell Campsite () a major campsite run by the Scout Association of Hong Kong for wild camping and other scouting activities in the Kowloon Peak (Fei Ngo Shan) area in New Kowloon, Hong Kong The campsite is near MacLehose Trail with road ac ...
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Fei Ngo Shan Road
Kowloon Peak, also known as Fei Ngo Shan (literally: "Soaring Goose Mountain"), is a tall mountain in the northeast corner of New Kowloon, Hong Kong, situated in Ma On Shan Country Park. It is the tallest mountain in Kowloon, and is crossed by ...
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Eight Mountains of Kowloon
The Eight Mountains of Kowloon () are eight prominent mountains in Hong Kong that serve as a natural border between the Kowloon area and the New Territories. The eight mountains are: Kowloon Peak, Tung Shan, Tate's Cairn, Temple Hill, Unicorn Ri ...
References
Tate's Cairn
Tate's Cairn or Tai Lo Shan () is a mountain 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 th ...
Sha Tin District
Wong Tai Sin District
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