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Flush Bracket 224: Holywell   

Photo on OSBM
Flush Bracket on battlement of railway bridge, Holywell, S. side of road [2GL]; parapet of bridge, S side of road, 18.6m E of junction of hedges.

Location
Grid reference: ST 5933 0429.
Landranger 194: Dorchester & Weymouth, Cerne Abbas & Bere Regis.
Structure: Bridge.
Waypoint: FB224.

Neighbouring Flush Brackets
223 Chantmarle Lane 2.09km to the south.
225 Melbury Bubb, Railway Bridge 2.43km to the north.
226 Dixon's Bridge 2.65km to the north.
227 Chetnole, Railway Station Bridge 3.28km to the north.
228 Chetnole, Railway Bridge 3.83km to the north.
The nearest fundamental bench mark is Thornford, 8.41km to the north.

Second Geodetic Levelling, England & Wales (1912-21)
This flush bracket was used during the Second geodetic levelling, England & Wales, and was levelled with a height of 506.8100 feet [154.4757 metres] above mean sea level (Newlyn datum). It was included on the Thornford to Dorchester levelling line. The surveyor's description was Flush Bracket on battlement of railway bridge, Holywell, S. side of road.

Logged Visits
Logged on 3rd August 2005 by iainmac. Grid reference: ST 5931 0430. Condition: Good.
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