BENCHMARKS continued
The third
one from Michael Byrne's incredible benchmark adventure in Edinburgh
is on the left hand gable wall of the Gatehouse to Doddingston Kirk,
founded in the 12th century. The Gatehouse was built when it became
necessary to protect each fresh internment from grave-robbers, plying
a very lucrative trade in supplying the Anatomy Schools with fresh
corpses. The infamous pair Burke and Hare of Edinburgh got around
such security measures by resorting to murders (1828). Nearby, the
Sheep's Heid Inn, dating back to 1360, was also checked for 'marks of
course.
Below:
A 'mark on the Gatehouse to Doddingston Kirk in
Edinburgh, Scotland.
Above:
The Gatehouse with the Kirk visible through the gates. The 'mark is
visible on the bottom right hand corner of the facing gable wall.
