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 944

BENCHMARKS continued

This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is on 

Below: A 'mark on Foogs Gate, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh.
 
 Above: At Foogs Gate and looking north east with the 'mark at bottom left. There appears to be no record of the source of the unusual name. In the background of the location photo can be seen Saint Margaret's Chapel - 12th century and the oldest surviving building in Edinburgh.

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