NCN 45 and a strange benchmark

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The photograph on this page of NCN 45 and a strange benchmark by Richard Webb as part of the Geograph project.

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NCN 45 and a strange benchmark

Image: © Richard Webb Taken: 19 Apr 2004

The enclosure surrounds a benchmark, for levelling purposes. Usually these are stone blocks, but in this case it is a sort of half scale triangulation pillar. This is one of two pairs used for gravity measurements.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.897772
Longitude
-2.637089