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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Sunday, September 20, 2015

NUMBER 898

BENCHMARKS continued

This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is on a small stone valve house, at Bonaly Reservoir, which once formed part of Edinburgh's water supply, but no longer does so.

Below: The 'mark on a valve house, at Bonaly Reservoir.
 
 Above: A valve house at Bonaly Reservoir with the 'mark at the bottom left hand side of the front face.

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