Oswestry FBM
Introduction
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Oswestry FBM
Image: © Richard Law Taken: 19 Jul 2016
This rectangular block comprises the visible part of the Oswestry Fundamental Benchmark. In effect, it is the protective cap to a chamber excavated below ground level, containing a bolt affixed to a piece of 'immovable' bedrock, and it is that bolt to which the stated height of 352.831 feet (107.5429m) above sea level actually refers.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.810691
Longitude
-3.078432