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Bristol Post
Bristol Post
National
Lauren Beavis & Emma Grimshaw

Troopers Hill: Council defends spelling beauty spot signs three different ways

A council has been accused of an 'apostrophe catastrophe' at a landmark - after putting the punctuation mark in three different places on three signs.

The trio of signs call the hillside Trooper's Hill, Troopers' Hill and Troopers Hill - sparking a debate that goes back over 200 years. The beauty spot located in Bristol has been operating as a local nature reserve for 27 years now and is reported to be "one of the most spectacular wildlife spots in the city".

The newest sign that has been put up on the land, run by Bristol Parks, a subgroup of Bristol City Council - says 'Public Footpath to Trooper's Hill'. This name matches an old sign on a chimney - one of two stone structures built at the top of the hill dating back to the 1790s and 1800s.

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