BENCHMARKS continued
A few years
back, M.C. and Benchmarker searched for this one; and promptly gave
up when presented with the view of that modern structure erected in
front of where it should be. Not so Michael Byrne however. Here
is his story of how he found it. “The Mariner's Church (1837), now
home to the Maritime Museum in Dun Laoghaire, reluctantly gave up BM
59.6, but not without a struggle.
There's a steel
entrance stairway for visitors, built on the left hand side of the
church, right where OS Mapviewer said the BM lurked. Luckily, there
was a small gap left between it and the church wall and after a
little gymnastics, BM 59.6 was located peeping above the present
ground level.
Fairly central in the
location photo, and just above the first landing on the stairs, a
small blocked up window can be seen. Follow the right hand reveal of
this window to ground level, and you will meet this very shy BM.”
Below: The 'mark on the Mariner's Church in Dun
Laoghaire, County Dublin.
Above: The entrance to the Maritime Museum at the
Mariner's Church. (See above for instructions on locating the 'mark.)
