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, February 22, 2012

NUMBER 375


BENCHMARKS continued

Near journey's end - Howth Harbour - and looking forward to the warmest of warm welcomes there 'though yet still in the realm of Sutton, M.C. and Benchmarker recorded this one. The final mile-stone that flags the way from the GPO to the Mail Boat of yore. And thereon resides this comely 'mark.

Below: Yet another 'mark on yet another mile-stone on Howth Road, Sutton, County Dublin.
Above: On Howth Road looking towards Howth Village with the 'mark on the mile-stone at bottom left.

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