Definition of a Closing Corner

Surveyor terminology can seem a bit difficult or convoluted to the layman or beginner, but once put in to practice, the terms used for surveying make much more sense. If you can see the very situation wherein these terms are used, they come together with practical, hands-on learning. That said, now is the time to tackle one of these potentially confusing terms.

A closing corner defined

Often official definitions of a closing corner can leave you scratching your head, no wiser from having read the definition. Breaking the definition down, and using plainer speech can help. In that vein, here is a different definition of a closing corner. Land surveyors are often asked to establish or reestablish property boundaries. In this process, a surveyor uses markings to establish these boundaries, and these are referred to as monuments. If the surveyor intersects a previously fixed boundary line, say, the neighbor's property, he or she must still mark accordingly. The surveyor has intersected the fixed boundary of the neighbor's property head on, in a perpendicular fashion. This point of intersection is known, by law, as a closing corner, regardless of where a monument is placed.

Walking out to a field and pointing out a closing corner is much easier than describing it, so try to picture it in your head. The more surveyor terms you learn and use, the easier surveying techniques are to apply to a situation. Closing corners are but one of many terms that have legal consequences, which can lead to a convoluted definition.