Chart No. 1 · E 10.1
Church (conspicuous landmark)
Services & land
A church pictogram — spires and towers are precise, charted bearing marks from seaward.
What it means
A church pictogram (with variants for tower, spire, and cupola — E 10.2–10.4) marks a church usable as a landmark. Conspicuous landmarks are shown in bold capitals, e.g. 'CH (conspic)', with a position circle at the exact point.
Why it matters
Spires were the GPS of the age of sail: tall, fixed, and charted to the meter. A bearing on a charted church is still one of the quickest position lines you can take.