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Laxford Bridge Fundamental Bench Mark   

N side of A894 road, 7.3m SW from S angle of cottage, 17.4m NW of W gatepost - FBM reported destroyed June 1995; possibly lost to road realignment.

Location
Grid reference: NC 23581 46730.
Landranger 9: Cape Wrath, Durness & Scourie.
GPS network passive station: H1NC2346.
Waypoint: FBM004.

Neighbouring Flush Brackets
S7855 Coire nan Laogh 4.26km to the southeast.
G1941 Rhiconich 5.97km to the north.
S7857 Achfary 9.14km to the southeast.
S7856 Lochmore Lodge 10.32km to the southeast.
S7858 Lochmoreside 12.25km to the southeast.
The nearest fundamental bench mark is Durness, 27.76km to the northeast.

Second Geodetic Levelling, Scotland (1936-52)
This fundamental bench mark was used during the Second geodetic levelling, Scotland, and was levelled with a height of 50.8707 feet [15.5054 metres] above mean sea level (Newlyn datum). It was included on the Laxford Bridge to Durness and Ledmore to Laxford Bridge levelling lines.

Third Geodetic Levelling, Scotland (1956-68)
This fundamental bench mark was used during the Third geodetic levelling, Scotland, and was levelled with a height of 50.8707 feet [15.5054 metres] above mean sea level (Newlyn datum). It was included on the Laxford Bridge to Durness and Ledmore to Laxford Bridge levelling lines.


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