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, June 2, 2015

NUMBER 842

BENCHMARKS continued

A second one from the trip to Monaghan. It's on the westernmost column of the colonnade of the Court House at Church Square in Monaghan Town,

Below: A 'mark on the Court House on Church Square in Monaghan Town. The little brass bell embedded in the base of the column carries the letters OSBM. Now whatever can that mean?
 
Above: Looking east on the steps of the Court House and with the 'mark at bottom right. In the middle distance M.C. affects nonchalance when not skulking about.

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