Bench Mark on milestone, Mitchell's Farm, Bowerhill
Introduction
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Bench Mark on milestone, Mitchell's Farm, Bowerhill
Image: © Maigheach-gheal Taken: 11 Apr 2010
The bench mark is on the reverse side of the milestone in Image For more details about the bench mark A bench mark is an Ordnance Survey arrowhead sign found on walls, bridges, churches and specially erected triangulation pillars where the altitude above sea-level has been accurately measured by surveyors. The arrowhead points to a horizontal line above it which marks the exact altitude. With rivets and pivots there is no datum (horizontal line) cut, the pointed-to horizontal surface defining the datum height.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.358836
Longitude
-2.089138