The intention with this website is to locate at least 1,001 benchmark sites, or die in the attempt (no flowers please, house private). Photos of any benchmark sites found will be posted at intervals over the coming days, weeks, months, years, decades, centuries ... Anyone who wishes to contribute can send photos and descriptions of any benchmarks they find and would like to have included here, to mfbourke@gmail.com See post Number 1 for a fuller description.

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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

NUMBER 6

BENCHMARKS continued

This one seems to call out "Remember me!" from underneath the pavement where it is buried at the corner of Benburb Street and Liffey Street West in Dublin City. Just the tops of the letters indicate that this was once a benchmark site. Over the years the level of the street has risen to cover it. An example of how many sites are gradually being lost to posterity.

Above: Benburb Street looking west, with Liffey Street West to the left. The mark is on the bottom facing block of the corner wall.

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