This is reportedly in Belgium. Don't know what it is:
If you have a Facebook account you can like "Love your local Land Surveyor" and see the photo and other information.
Régie des Télégraphes et Téléphones, RTT
The national telegraph and telephone company
Now replaced by Belgacom
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Hi all,
George has it right,
it's a utility stone, somewhere beneath there (ca. 0.8 m.) there are some old telephone or other communication lines.
We have the same type of utility markers for gas, water, power lines, ...
thanks for the facebook link,
don't have an account myself (I only have 24hrs in a day!)
thanks,
chr.
> it's a utility stone, somewhere beneath there (ca. 0.8 m.) there are some old telephone or other communication lines.
I sometimes pine for the days when economic conditions were such that pouring a concrete utility marker and embedding a cast-iron identification plate in its top was not only feasible but standard practice. They sure beat the heck out of their flimsy fiberglass successors when it comes to esthetic appeal.