FUNDAMENTAL BENCH MARK | Canmore

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A reference point built directly onto stable bedrock and encased within an underground chamber, used by the Ordnance Survey to record height above Newlyn Datum. Above ground, the position is marked by a low granite pillar, sometimes surrounded by railings.

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Monument Thesaurus (rcahms)

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