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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Thursday, October 11, 2018

NUMBER 1,059

BENCHMARKS continued

Another one from Galway City. It's on the corner of Main Guard Street at the corner with High Street.

Below: A 'mark on Main Guard Street in Galway City.
 
 Above: A view down Main Guard Street with the 'mark at bottom left.

NUMBER 1,058

BENCHMARKS continued

Lynch's Castle in the City of the Tribes is where this one can be viewed. It's on the corner of Abbey Gate Street Upper with Shop Street.

Below: A 'mark on Lynch's Castle in Galway City.
 
 Above: A view down Shop Street with the 'mark at bottom right on the corner of the building.


NUMBER 1,057

BENCHMARKS continued

Claremorris in County Mayo is the location of this one. It's on the south west corner of Saint John's Church on Church Street

Below: A 'mark on Saint John's Church in Claremorris.
 
 Above: A view of Saint John's Church in Claremorris. The 'mark is on the front corner nearest.

MUMBER 1,056

BENCHMARKS continued

This one is also in Bushmills. It's on the Church of Ireland on Priestland Road.

Below: A 'mark on the Church of Ireland in Bushmills, County Antrim.
 
Above: A view of the church with the 'mark at bottom right.
 

NUMBER1,055

BENCHMARKS continued

Just north of the village of Bushmills - where the whiskey comes from - on the A2 in County Antrim at the entrance to Dundarave Estate is this one.

Below: A 'mark at the entrance to Dundarave Estate at Bushmills, County Antrim.
 
 Above: A view of the entrance way to Dundarave Estate with the 'mark on the base of the pillar at right.

Friday, September 21, 2018

NUMBER 1,054

BENCHMARKS continued



Returning south along the east side of Manchester Road, just a short way past Gipsy Lane is an entrance to a small development of single storey dwellings. At the base of the right hand entrance way pillar is this one.

Below: A 'mark on the east side of Manchester Road in Rochdale.
 
Above: A view of the entrance way with the 'mark on the base of the pillar at right.

NUMBER 1,053

BENCHMARKS continued



This one from the Manchester Road area in Rochdale, is on the Parish Church of Saint Aidan.


Below: The 'mark on the Parish Church of Saint Aidan on Manchester Road.
 
Above: A view along the south face of the church with the 'mark to the bottom right of the white shuttering. 
 

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