Bench mark on church
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Bench mark on church by Lairich Rig as part of the Geograph project.
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Bench mark on church
Image: © Lairich Rig Taken: 24 Feb 2011
Rather than showing it in close-up, this photograph is intended to show the bench mark in its situation at the north-western corner of the Image The text on it reads "O S / B M / G1635". According to the Ordnance Survey's own records, this is a first-order flush bracket bench mark, whose height has been determined as 4.7862 metres above Newlyn datum; it is 0.6 metres above ground level. For an explanation of some of the terms used here, see the "Bench Mark" description below, which was written by Ross.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.943193
Longitude
-4.560445