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At
the junction of Glenalua Road and Hill Road in Killiney is this
one.
Below:
The 'mark on Hill Road.
Above:
On Hill Road looking into Glenalua Road with the 'mark at left at the
bottom of the wall pillar.
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A local landmark, this
chunky turreted building on Victoria Road in Killiney appears to have
started out as a gate lodge and gradually evolved into its present
castle persona.
Below:
A 'mark on Victoria Road.
Above:
Looking south on Victoria Road.The 'mark is at the bottom of the
corner facing, just under the arch.
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A
short distance further on, on the south side of Victoria Road is this
one.
Below:
A 'mark on Victoria Road.
Above:
Victoria Road looking north with the 'mark on the wall at left close
to the black and white pole.
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continued
Proceeding
into Victoria Road we come upon this one at the entrance to Victoria
Castle.
Below:
A 'mark at the castle on Victoria Road.
Above:
Victoria Castle with the 'mark, left, on the corner below the cross
shaped window opening.
P.S. M.C., who is is chief researcher for
another popular website - thegpo.net - corresponded to inform of the
history of the castle.
Built by Robert Warren in 1840 it was
named in honour of the new queen.
Following a fire in 1928 it was
restored by Sir Thomas Power of the whiskey family - of Thomas Street
fame - and renamed Ayesha after the goddess who rose from the
flames in Rider Haggard's novel She.
At a later stage it was owned by the
Alymer family.
Enya bought the Castle in 1997 and out
of her love for Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, re-dubbed it (get
it?) Manderley for the fictional house that plays a central
role in the 1938 novel.
If memory serves correctly, and it does
so less and less these days, Benchmarker seems to recall that J.W.
was on first name terms with Daphne du Maurier; and that he scooped
the pot after choosing Rebecca as his specialist subject in a
version of Mastermind.
Coincidently, Benchmarker bought a copy
of She last week in a charity shop in Thomas Street. If good
fortune smiles then perhaps a copy of Rebecca will materialize
there also. Bon chance.
NUMBER 470
BENCHMARKS
continued
About
100 yards further on up Vico Road from the steps shown in the
previous post, the older maps show the boundary line that indicates
we are leaving Dalkey and entering Killiney. This one is located in
Killiney on the south side of the Vico Road at its junction with
Victoria Road.
Below:
A 'mark on Vico Road.
Above:
On Vico Road looking south into Victoria Road with the 'mark at left
on the wall.
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continued
Even
further onwards and upwards - 17 feet to be exact - on the Vico Road
in Dalkey is this one located at the bottom of the steps that lead up
to Torca Road.
Below:
A 'mark on Vico Road.
Above:
On Vico Road looking west with the 'mark at right near the corner of
the wall.
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BENCHMARKS
continued
Onwards
and upwards on the Vico Road in Dalkey brings us to this one located
on an entrance gate-pillar to three dwellings, namely San Elmo, The
Cottage and Sorrentoville.
Below:
A 'mark on Vico Road.
Above:
On Vico Road looking east with the 'mark at left, near the bottom of
the gate pillar.
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