Bench Mark, Markethill
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Bench Mark, Markethill
Image: © Rossographer Taken: 12 Apr 2012
Cut bench mark on the wall of a shop on the Mowhan Road in Markethill. An unusual example - the mark appears to have been cut into a stone block which was once part of another building. I assume that this was demolished and the builders retained the mark, building it into the brickwork of this replacement structure. According to modern maps (in the last 50 years), this mark has not been levelled, probably because it was disturbed from the original setting and thus unreliable. The only reference I can find to a mark at this location is one cut c1860 that had been levelled to 305.8 feet above sea level.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.296951
Longitude
-6.522898