Bench Mark, Cushendall
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Bench Mark, Cushendall
Image: © Rossographer Taken: 19 Jun 2010
A bolt bench mark set into Layde Church of Ireland, Mill Street, Cushendall. The bolt is on the north-eastern corner of the church. This dates from the 1st levelling of Ireland which took place in 1839-43. The mark was in a line from Belfast to Portrush which began at Commercial Buildings in Belfast - see Image; this is actually a Trigonometrical Station in that line. The original remarks for the levelling of Ireland describe it as: "Cushendall New Church. Copper bolt driven into North-west coinstone; 2.8 feet above surface" (this may be incorrect, as it is on the north-eastern corner of the church). It was initially levelled to 37.462 feet above sea level. Today the mark has been levelled to 8.80 metres above MSL. See also http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=11037856 for many other examples I have found.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.079609
Longitude
-6.065904