1. A written document or record, esp. a legal one.
2. Any natural or artificial object that is fixed permanently in land and referred to in a legal description of the land. [Cases: Boundaries 4,
5. C.J.S. Boundaries §§ 3, 5–7.] — monumental, adj.
mural monument. A monument set into or otherwise made part of a wall.
natural monument. A nonartificial permanent thing on land, such as a tree, river, or beach.
— Also termed natural object. [Cases: Boundaries
4. C.J.S. Boundaries §§ 5–6.]