Cancelled Benchmark, milestone B3176
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Cancelled Benchmark, milestone B3176
Image: © Mr Red Taken: 6 Aug 2021
In the grass verge on the S side of the road. There does not appear to be any easily available record of this BM from 1888 to 1968. (So no ASL known). From the look of the terrain there is little doubt the milestone was moved at some point as the road was widened. Alternative views of the milestone see https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6069132 & http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2902341
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Image Location
Latitude
50.702237
Longitude
-3.262616