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Flush Bracket G493: Clear Burn Bridge   

W end of NE buttress of bridge, N side of road, 10' W of centre of Clear Burn - estimated location; BM 296.22m on 1:10 000 map does not refer to the FB.

Location
Grid reference: NT 3358 1469.
Landranger 79: Hawick & Eskdale, Langholm.
Structure: Bridge.
Waypoint: FBG493.

Neighbouring Flush Brackets
G494 Tushielaw, Ettrick Water Bridge 4.38km to the northwest.
G495 Crosslee Burn Bridge 4.84km to the northwest.
G492 Wilson Burn Bridge 5.06km to the east.
G491 Ale Water Bridge 6.07km to the east.
11071 Alemoor Reservoir 6.08km to the east.
The nearest fundamental bench mark is Hawick, 15.51km to the east.

Second Geodetic Levelling, Scotland (1936-52)
This flush bracket was used during the Second geodetic levelling, Scotland, and was levelled with a height of 971.7550 feet [296.1909 metres] above mean sea level (Newlyn datum). It was included on the Hawick to Moffat levelling line. The surveyor's description was W end of NE buttress of bridge, N side of road, 10' W of centre of Clear Burn.


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