Cut OS Benchmark, The Village Hall, Elkstone
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Cut OS Benchmark, The Village Hall, Elkstone
Image: © Paul Collins Taken: 13 Jul 2025
This benchmark is shown on the 1974 OS 1/2500 map, with a height of 260.07m. The levelling date is 1953 so that is probably when it was carved - it is not shown on earlier editions.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.812563
Longitude
-2.046516