What is the starting point in a Metes and Bounds description?

What is the starting point in a Metes and Bounds description?

• A. point of beginning (POB)
• B. point of ending
• C. north point
• D. datum

Answer: (A)

In metes and bounds, the boundary description begins at a fixed anchor point—the Point of Beginning. This starting point is tied to a tangible monument or marker, natural or man-made, that can be identified on the ground. From that Point of Beginning, the surveyor courses and distances around the parcel and eventually returns to the same point to close the loop. The POB is what all the measurements reference, so the entire description is anchored to it and verifiable from that single point. The other options don’t serve as the starting anchor. The point of ending is simply where the description finishes, not the place you begin. A north point is a bearing reference used to describe directions, not the fixed starting marker. A datum is a reference for elevations, not the boundary’s starting point.

In metes and bounds, the boundary description begins at a fixed anchor point—the Point of Beginning. This starting point is tied to a tangible monument or marker, natural or man-made, that can be identified on the ground. From that Point of Beginning, the surveyor courses and distances around the parcel and eventually returns to the same point to close the loop. The POB is what all the measurements reference, so the entire description is anchored to it and verifiable from that single point.

The other options don’t serve as the starting anchor. The point of ending is simply where the description finishes, not the place you begin. A north point is a bearing reference used to describe directions, not the fixed starting marker. A datum is a reference for elevations, not the boundary’s starting point.