Longhorsley Fundamental Benchmark
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Longhorsley Fundamental Benchmark
Image: © Adrian Taylor Taken: 29 Jul 2022
On the village green in Longhorsley, Longhorsley Fundamental Benchmark is marked by a brass bolt set in an irregular granite block at ground level (location photograph Image). It was levelled in 1918 and marks a height of 124.0106m above Ordnance Datum Newlyn. It is in use as an Ordnance Survey passive GPS station.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.245065
Longitude
-1.772588