Benchmark, Castle Street Wall

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The photograph on this page of Benchmark, Castle Street Wall by Adrian Taylor as part of the Geograph project.

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Benchmark, Castle Street Wall

Image: © Adrian Taylor Taken: 23 May 2022

Detail of an Ordnance Survey cut benchmark on the end of a dressed sandstone wall on the south west side of Castle Street. The benchmark marks a height of 24.3331m above Ordnance Datum Newlyn last levelled and verified in 1972 (location photograph Image). The benchmark is adjacent to The Cumbria Way long distance path.

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.894753
Longitude
-2.937278