BENCHMARKS
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This
is rather wonderful; a survivor against great odds. It's located on
the edge of the tow path of the Grand Canal in County Kildare. The
tow path is subject to regular mechanised hedge trimming and grass
cutting by the local authority. The stone, with the 'mark atop, might
easily have been removed to allow a free flow for the grass cutter.
Somehow it has been left undisturbed. Long may it remain.
Below:
The 'mark on the Grand Canal tow path near Digby Bridge in County
Kildare. The number 16 carved in the stone refers perhaps to the 16th
Lock nearby.
Above:
Looking west towards Digby Bridge with the 'mark, on the top of the
stone, at bottom right.
