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, September 30, 2015

NUMBER 985

BENCHMARKS continued

This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is also on Ettrick Road.

Below: Another 'mark on Ettrick Road, Edinburgh.
 Above: On Ettrick Road and looking south east with the 'mark on the right. A bold chunky 'mark making a statement against the blackened wall.

NUMBER 984

BENCHMARKS continued

This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is on Ettrick Road (extremely faint, but at the junction of front walls at No 8 and No 10).

Below: A 'mark on Ettrick Road, Edinburgh.
 
Above: On Ettrick Road and looking south east and with the 'mark on the right.

NUMBER 983

BENCHMARKS continued

This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is also on Napier Road.

Below: Another 'mark on Napier Road, Edinburgh.
Above: On Napier Road and looking north west and with the 'mark on the right.

NUMBER 982

BENCHMARKS continued

This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is on Napier Road.

Below: A 'mark on Napier Road, Edinburgh.
 
Above: On Napier Road and looking north west and with the 'mark on the right.

NUMBER 981

BENCHMARKS continued

This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is on Merchiston Cresent at its junction with Napier Road.

Below: A 'mark on Merchiston Cresent at its junction with Napier Road, Edinburgh.
 
 Above: On Merchiston Cresent and looking north west into Napier Road and with the 'mark on the right.

NUMBER 980

BENCHMARKS continued

This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is on Merchiston Cresent at its junction with West Castle Road.

Below: A 'mark on Merchiston Cresent at its junction with West Castle Road, Edinburgh.
 
 Above: On Merchiston Cresent and looking north west into West Castle Road with the 'mark on right.

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

NUMBER 979

BENCHMARKS continued



This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is on Merchiston Cresent at its junction with East Castle Park Road.



Below: A 'mark on Merchiston Cresent at it's junction with East Castle Park Road, Edinburgh.
 
Above: Looking south west back into Merchiston Cresent and with the 'mark on the right.

NUMBER 978

BENCHMARKS continued



This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is on Ettrick Grove, which is a continuation of East Castle Road.



Below: A 'mark on Ettrick Grove, Edinburgh.
 
 Above: On Ettrick Grove and looking south east with the 'mark at lower right.Michael Byrne adds "thankfully, this 'mark managed to survive the road-sign assault, and most of it still manages to see the light of day!"

NUMBER 977

BENCHMARKS continued

This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is on Colinton Road at its junction with Abbotsford Crescent.

Below: A 'mark on Colinton Road, Edinburgh.
 
Above: On Colinton Road and looking south east into Abbotsford Crescent with the 'mark on the right. It is badly eroded but thankfully someone highlighted it in yellow some time past.

NUMBER 976

BENCHMARKS continued

This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is on Colinton Road at its junction with Abbotsford Park.

Below: A 'mark on Colinton Road, Edinburgh.
 
Above: On Colinton Road and looking south east into Abbotsford Park with the 'mark on the right.
 

NUMBER 975

BENCHMARKS continued

This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is on Colinton Road, opposite Napier Road.

Below: A 'mark on Colinton Road, Edinburgh.
 
Above: On Colinton Road and looking north east with the 'mark on the right.

NUMBER 974

BENCHMARKS continued

This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is on Tipperlinn Road at its junction with Colinton Road.

Below: A 'mark on Tipperlinn Road, Edinburgh.
 
Above: On Tipperlinn Road and looking north east with the 'mark at bottom left. Michael Byrne adds “almost missed this one, thinking that it was another that had fallen prey to a junction box. Spotted it tucked away on the inside edge of a gate pillar, safe and sound”.
 

NUMBER 973

BENCHMARKS continued

This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is on Colinton Road at its junction with South Ettrick Road.

Below: A 'mark on Colinton Road, Edinburgh.
 
Above: On Colinton Road and looking north east with the 'mark on the left.

NUMBER 972

BENCHMARKS continued



This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is also on Colinton Road.



Below: A 'mark on Colinton Road, Edinburgh.
 
Above: On Colinton Road and looking south west with the 'mark on the right.

NUMBER 971

BENCHMARKS continued

This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is on Colinton Road.

Below: A 'mark on Colinton Road, Edinburgh.
 
 Above: On Colinton Road and looking south west with the 'mark on the right.

NUMBER 970

BENCHMARKS continued

This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is on Spylaw Road at its junction with Gray's Loan.

Below: A 'mark on Spylaw Road, Edinburgh.
 
Above: On Spylaw Road and looking north east and with the 'mark on lower left.

Monday, September 28, 2015

NUMBER 969

BENCHMARKS continued



This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is on Polwarth Terrace.



Below: A 'mark on Polwarth Terrace, Edinburgh.
 
Above: On Polwarth Terrace and looking south west and with the 'mark on the left.

NUMBER 968

BENCHMARKS continued



This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is on Polwarth Terrace at the Ettrick Road junction.



Below: A 'mark on Polwarth Terrace, Edinburgh.
 
Above: On Polwarth Terrace and looking north east with the 'mark on the right. It's unusual only in that it's the only 'mark found to date in Edinburgh, which was incised "upside down".

NUMBER 967

BENCHMARKS continued



This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is on Polwarth Terrace at East Castle Road junction.



Below: A 'mark on Polwarth Terrace, Edinburgh.
 
Above: On Polwarth Terrace and looking south east and with the 'mark at bottom right.

NUMBER 966

BENCHMARKS continued



This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is on Polwarth Terrace at West Castle Road junction.



Below: A 'mark on Polwarth Terrace, Edinburgh.
 
Above: On Polwarth Terrace and looking south east and with the 'mark at lower left.

NUMBER 965

BENCHMARKS continued



This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is on Merchiston Avenue near Blantyre Terrace.



Below: A 'mark on Merchiston Avenue, Edinburgh.
 
Above: On Merchiston Avenue looking north west with the 'mark at left.

NUMBER 964

BENCHMARKS continued



This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is on Merchiston Avenue at Merchiston Place junction.



Below: A 'mark on Merchiston Avenue, Edinburgh.
 
Above: On Merchiston Avenue looking north east with the 'mark at bottom left.

NUMBER 963

BENCHMARKS continued

This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is on St Andrew's Church, George Street.

Below: A 'mark on St Andrew's Church, George Street, Edinburgh.
 
Above: Looking south west on George Street with the 'mark at lower right.

NUMBER 962

BENCHMARKS continued

This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is on Sir Walter Scott's Monument, Princes Street.

Below: A 'mark on Sir Walter Scott's Monument, Princes Street, Edinburgh.
 
Above: Looking south onto the front steps of the monument with the 'mark at bottom left on front of first step.

Sunday, September 27, 2015

NUMBER 961

BENCHMARKS continued

This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is on North Bank Street.

Below: A 'mark on North Bank Street, Edinburgh.
 
 Above: Looking west on North Bank Street with the 'mark at bottom right.

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