Witness Corner

Ordinarily an off line witness corner established in the original survey will fix the true point for the corner at record bearing and distance. Where the witness corner was placed on a line of a survey, if no complications arise, it will be used as control from that direction in determining the proportionate position of the true point. Thus the record bearing and distance would be modified and the witness corner would become an angle point. Unfortunately, the factual statements of the original field notes are not always clear. The record may indicate that the witness corner was established on a random line or there may be an apparent error of calculation for distance along the true line. The monument may not have been marked “WC” plainly or not at all. In these instances, or where there is extensive obliteration, each corner must be treated individually. The important consideration is to locate the true corner point in its original position.