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 16, 2015

NUMBER 861

BENCHMARKS continued

And another first for Michael Byrne from his hunt in Edinburgh; a Flush Bracket Benchmark. It is Number S3006 and is fixed into the face of a Triangulation Point pillar, atop Calton Hill.

Below: The Flush Bracket Benchmark atop Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland.
 
 Above: Looking North towards the Firth of Forth. The 'mark is inset on the Trig Point pillar. 
 

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