There is no universal rule that a title plan, old fence or measurement always wins. Boundary identification is an evidence exercise.
Start with the conveyance or transfer
The words and plan used when land was conveyed or transferred can be central. The question is what the document, read as a whole and in context, conveyed.
Then test against the site
Physical features can be especially useful where they existed when the land was divided. A later replacement fence may carry less weight as evidence of the original boundary if nobody can show where the earlier feature stood. Long occupation or a later boundary agreement may raise separate legal questions.
Historic evidence can connect the two
Old photographs, planning drawings, aerial imagery and mapping may help establish whether a feature existed and whether it moved.
The job is comparison, not selection
A sound investigation compares the sources, identifies consistency and conflict, and explains the weight placed on each piece of evidence.
Need an evidence-led view?
For an early-stage assessment, consider an Early Neutral Evaluation. For a developed dispute, a fuller investigation report may be appropriate.
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