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monument Word or Phrase:COAL DUTY BOUNDARY MARKER *  
Definition:A cast-iron or stone boundary post, obelisk or plate found on roads, railways, canals etc around London marking the boundary within which a duty was payable on coal.
monument Word or Phrase:DUTY BOUNDARY MARKER *  
Definition:A boundary marker for the payment of tax or duty.
monument Word or Phrase:TOLL BOUNDARY MARKER *  
Definition:A marker, of stone, wood or metal, used to delineate the limits of a stretch of highway, river or canal subject to a toll charge.
monument Word or Phrase:MANORIAL BOUNDARY *  
Definition:The limit line of an area pertaining to a medieval manor.
monument Word or Phrase:TOWNSHIP BOUNDARY *  
Definition:The limit line of a township.
Word or Phrase:FURLONG BOUNDARY *  
Definition:Linear earthwork boundary denoting furlongs
monument Word or Phrase:HUNDRED BOUNDARY *  
Definition:The limit line of a medieval local administrative unit of a hundred.
monument Word or Phrase:BOUNDARY MARKER *  
Definition:A marker of some form used to indicate the limit of an area or a piece of land.
monument Word or Phrase:COUNTY BOUNDARY *  
Definition:The limit line of a county.
monument Word or Phrase:PARISH BOUNDARY *  
Definition:The limit line of a parish.
monument Word or Phrase:BOUNDARY CAIRN *  
Definition:A cairn used to indicate the limit of an area or a piece of land.
monument Word or Phrase:BOUNDARY CROSS *  
Definition:A sculpted cross, or a cross incised into stone or trees, to mark a parish boundary.
monument Word or Phrase:BOUNDARY DITCH *  
Definition:A ditch that indicates the limit of an area or a piece of land.
monument Word or Phrase:BOUNDARY FENCE *  
Definition:A fence that indicates the limit of an area or a piece of land.
monument Word or Phrase:BOUNDARY MOUND *  
Definition:An earthwork used as a boundary marker.
monument Word or Phrase:BOUNDARY PLATE *  
Definition:A plate, usually of wood or metal, used to indicate the limit of an area or piece of land.
monument Word or Phrase:BOUNDARY STONE *  
Definition:A stone that indicates the limit of an area or piece of land.
monument Word or Phrase:FIELD BOUNDARY *  
Definition:The limit line of a field.
monument Word or Phrase:RANCH BOUNDARY *  
Definition:A system of long, continuous banks and/or ditches dividing land into well defined areas. Possibly used for controlling livestock
monument Word or Phrase:BOUNDARY BANK *  
Definition:An earthen bank that indicates the limit of an area or a piece of land.
monument Word or Phrase:BOUNDARY POST *  
Definition:A stone or metal post that indicates the limit of an area or piece of land.
monument Word or Phrase:BOUNDARY WALL *  
Definition:Any wall enclosing a building or complex of buildings, eg. prisons, dockyards, factories, etc.
monument Word or Phrase:BOUNDARY *  
Definition:The limit to an area as defined on a map or by a marker of some form, eg. BOUNDARY WALL. Use specific type where known.

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