2017

NO2507 : Benchmark in Falkland

taken 8 years ago, near to Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Benchmark in Falkland
Benchmark in Falkland
This building, where the Laich Road leaves Pleasance NO2507 : Laich Road, Falkland, carries an interesting marking on one of the stones - a 'benchmark'. Once used by the OSGB benchmarks have been superseded by modern methods of surveying such as GPS and most are no longer used. A benchmark consists of a horizontal slot chiselled into the stone with an arrow underneath pointing upwards. They were used to find heights above sea level calculated from a datum point located at Newlyn in Cornwall LinkExternal link
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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Village, Rural settlement Public buildings and spaces Place: Falkland other tags: Laich Road Benchmark Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Falkland: An historic village Automatic Clusters: · Laich Road [15] · Pleasance 5319300 [3] Other Photos: · Laich Road, Falkland ·
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Photographer
Bill Kasman   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 2 April, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 3 April, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NO 2546 0739 [10m precision]
WGS84: 56:15.1889N 3:12.2780W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NO 2546 0739
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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