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A fixed stone or marker defining a legal boundary.
Also known as: Boundary stone, March stone
A boundary monument is a physical marker whose position defines a legal boundary. Where a monument and a written description disagree, most jurisdictions give the monument priority, because it is what the parties actually pointed at when the boundary was agreed.
Marks a legal property boundary with a fixed stone, post or metal marker set in the ground.
Contexts: Technical drawing, Maps
Takes priority over a written description in most jurisdictions where the two disagree, on the reasoning that the parties agreed on the physical mark.
Contexts: Technical drawing, Maps
A square-cut stone or metal post standing proud of the ground, sometimes carrying carved letters or a date.