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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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

NUMBER 1,069

BENCHMARKS continued

The Louglinstown River rises in the Dublin Mountains and tumbles down through Bride's Glen on its way to the sea just south of Killiney. A part of its course parallels Cherrywood Road and along there it passes beneath the fine old railway viaduct on which is located this one.


Below: A 'mark on the viaduct on Cherrywood Road.

Above: On Cherrywood Road and looking towards Killiney. The 'mark can be found on the inside right wall of the arch near the corner facing.

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