The Devil's Arrows, Boroughbridge (1) - benchmark
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The Devil's Arrows, Boroughbridge (1) - benchmark
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 7 Jul 2017
Nowadays carving into a protected ancient monument would be a crime, but to the original Ordnance Surveyors it must have seen like a sensible location for a fixed benchmark. See Image for context.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.092292
Longitude
-1.402925