A direction may be a simple compass bearing, or a precise orientation determined by accurate survey methods. The term "metes" refers to a boundary defined by the measurement of each straight run, specified by a distance between the terminal points, and an orientation or direction. At the time the description is compiled, it may have been marked on the ground with permanent monuments placed where there were no suitable natural monuments. It may include references to other adjoining parcels, and it, in turn, could also be referred to in later surveys. The boundaries are described in a running prose style, working around the parcel in sequence, from a point of beginning, returning back to the same point compare with the oral ritual of beating the bounds. Typically the system uses physical features of the local geography, along with directions and distances, to define and describe the boundaries of a parcel of land. By custom, it was applied in the original Thirteen Colonies that became the United States, and in many other land jurisdictions based on English common law. The system has been used in England for many centuries, and is still used there in the definition of general boundaries. (surveying) A description of a piece of land consisting of both measurements (metes) of the land and owners of land which is adjacent to (bounds) it. The most common method is to state the direction and length of each line while walking around the perimeter. Examples of metes and bounds landmarks include rivers, roads, stakes, or other such natural or manmade markers. In general, metes and bounds can be established by reference to a record of natural or artificial monuments at the corners, or. metes and bounds A method of describing land by measure of length (metes) of the boundary lines (bounds). Metes and bounds are the limits or boundaries of a piece of property as identified by its natural landmarks. metes and bounds A method of describing land by measure of length (metes) of the boundary lines (bounds). See also metes and bounds description, metes and bounds. Metes and bounds is a system or method of describing land, real property or real estate. metes To measure, or to assign by measure.
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