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, September 28, 2010

NUMBERS 66 & 67

BENCHMARKS continued
Here are a couple, each carved on the top of a ward stone i.e. a stone with a name plate of the particular City Ward in which it is located.

Below: This one is located near the north east corner of Sarah Bridge, South Circular Road, Dublin City. The metal plate carrying the name of the ward is missing. In the wider picture the ward stone can be seen to the left of the bridge, and to the right of the 'danger' sign.

Below: This one is outside the North Circular Road entrance to the Phoenix Park, Dublin City. It is somewhat indistinct. In the wider picture it is located just behind the green pedestrian light.

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