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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Monday, September 30, 2013

NUMBER 676

BENCHMARKS continued



A couple of years ago Eugene Doyle submitted four 'marks he had bagged in the heart of Drogheda. One of them was located on the Tholsel on West Street and was posted here as NUMBER 351. What has since emerged, following an extensive hunt in the town by M.C. and Benchmarker, is that that particular 'mark is not recorded on any of the maps. In itself this is not of particularly great significance. However just a few paces away on that same building is another 'mark, (which is in fact recorded on the maps). What is particularly significant therefore is that the Tholsel is almost certainly the only structure in the whole wide world to display two 'marks; and also takes the record for the shortest distance between any two 'marks. Take a bow, Drogheda!



Below: The other 'mark on the Tholsel on West Street in Drogheda, County Meath.
 
 Above: Looking west into West Street with the 'mark at near bottom left.


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