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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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

NUMBER 138

BENCHMARKS continued
Another example of two for the price of one. This pair are on the north-east corner of O'Donovan Rossa Bridge on the River Liffey. The 25" maps indicate that there should only be one there.
Below: The 'marks on O'Donovan Rossa Bridge. Surprisingly neither has the 'level' cut atop it. Someone has identified the lower one by daubing the letters BM on the pavement nearby.
Above: O'Donovan Rossa Bridge looking towards the Civic Offices. The 'marks are on the corner of the bridge.

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