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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Sunday, June 7, 2015

NUMBER 849

BENCHMARKS continued


This one in Edinburgh from Michael Byrne is a beauty. He writes “it's virtually impossible to miss, given it's size, quality of cut and being almost highlighted against the blackened stone railing plinth. It's on Comiston Road in Edinburgh. Included is the shadow of the moment of capture!”

Below: A 'mark on Comiston Road in Edinburgh, Scotland.
 
 Above: Looking north along Comiston Road, Edinburgh, with the 'mark very obvious on the right.

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