Bench Mark, St Mary's Church
Introduction
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Bench Mark, St Mary's Church
Image: © Maigheach-gheal Taken: 4 Sep 2010
The bench mark is on the south side of the church tower. For a view of the church http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2061750 and for more information on the cut mark http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm35500 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
51.117158
Longitude
-1.743645