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, September 22, 2015

NUMBER 925

BENCHMARKS continued

This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is a bolt type and is on Ramsay Street at Castle Hill junction.

Below: A 'mark on Ramsay Street, Edinburgh. 
 
 Above: Looking west on Ramsay Street with the 'mark on lower right. Although now housing shops, the building which sports this 'mark was formerly a water reservoir. In the background can be seen Edinburgh Castle, while the foreground shows the seating structure for the annual Military Tattoo, in the process of being dismantled.

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