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2024-03-29T14:15:12+00:00text/html2021-02-10T23:52:16+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/116034Jonathan Glew54.928853 -4.221601NX5761 : OS Benchmark on a farm building at Murrayton, Dumfries & Galloway
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/6750928
The benchmark is shown on the 1852-4 6" map but none thereafter. It also does not appear in the OS database.text/html2021-02-10T23:48:28+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/116034Jonathan Glew54.928853 -4.221601NX5761 : Murrayton Farm Building
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/6750923
The building has an old OS benchmark on ittext/html2021-02-03T13:15:29+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/116034Jonathan Glew55.240641 -3.765052NX8795 : Benchmark on Market Cross, Thornhill
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/6745151
The large Ordnance Survey cut benchmark is slightly over-shadowed by the over-hanging step on the cross's plinth. The mark dates from the first geodetic levelling of Britain, appearing on the 1856 25" map - https://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm53643text/html2021-02-03T13:10:17+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/116034Jonathan Glew55.240641 -3.765052NX8795 : Market Cross, Thornhill
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/6745144
The cross is a Category A listed structure dating from 1714. There is a large Ordnance Survey cut benchmark on the NE face of the plinth - https://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm53643text/html2021-02-03T13:03:59+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/116034Jonathan Glew55.180217 -3.534815NY0288 : Benchmark on the Kirkmichael Hall, Parkgate
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/6745136
The Ordnance Survey benchmark is on the second quoin above ground level on the east corner of the hall - https://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm140058text/html2021-02-03T12:56:30+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/116034Jonathan Glew55.180217 -3.534815NY0288 : Kirkmichael Hall, Parkgate
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/6745130
The Kirkmichael hall at Parkgate has an Ordnance Survey benchmark installed on its NE face - https://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm140058text/html2021-02-03T12:51:05+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/116034Jonathan Glew54.938999 -3.931964NX7662 : Benchmark on Jade Palace Restaurant, Castle Douglas
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/6745126
This Ordnance Survey cut benchmark is on the side elevation of the Jade Palace Chinese Restaurant in Castle Douglas. The restaurant faces onto King St, the benchmark faces onto St Andrew St - https://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm52044text/html2021-02-03T12:44:15+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/116034Jonathan Glew54.938999 -3.931964NX7662 : Jade Palace Chinese Restaurant, Castle Douglas
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/6745121
There is an Ordnance Survey cut benchmark on the side elevation of this building, facing onto St Andrew Street, the B736 - https://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm52044text/html2021-02-03T12:37:51+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/116034Jonathan Glew54.875933 -3.813445NX8354 : Mole Cottage, Kippford
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/6745115
Mole Cottage at Kippford (or Scaur) faces onto the lower reach of the Urr Water. There is a heavily over-painted Ordnance Survey rivet benchmark on a base stone at the corner of the cottage closest to camera - https://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm134286text/html2021-02-03T12:33:01+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/116034Jonathan Glew54.876739 -3.813638NX8355 : Whim Cottage, Kippford
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/6745110
Whim Cottage at Kippford (or Scaur) faces onto the lower reach of the Urr Water. There is a heavily over-painted Ordnance Survey benchmark on the west face - https://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm134274text/html2021-02-03T12:25:05+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/116034Jonathan Glew54.880419 -3.813959NX8355 : Garden Wall 'Fairfield', Kippford
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/6745107
The large granite boulder at the base of the garden wall has an Ordnance Survey rivet benchmark installed on it - https://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm134273text/html2021-02-03T12:12:59+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/116034Jonathan Glew55.073162 -3.846794NX8276 : Benchmark at base of the Turner Monument
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/6745095
Pivot benchmark at the base of the Turner monument on Bennan. The mark is shown on the 1854 6" map, but none thereafter - https://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm139345text/html2021-02-03T12:06:17+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/116034Jonathan Glew55.111064 -2.971087NY3880 : Benchmark at Upper Mumbie
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/6745089
Ordnance Survey benchmark on a farm building at Upper Mumbie Farm - https://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm43287text/html2021-02-03T12:03:06+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/116034Jonathan Glew55.111064 -2.971087NY3880 : Upper Mumbie, Farm Building
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/6745086
Farm building at Upper Mumbie Farm, named as Upper Mumbiehirst on maps prior to the mid-1950's. There is an OS cut benchmark on this building - https://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm43287text/html2021-02-03T11:53:42+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/116034Jonathan Glew54.899594 -3.674147NX9257 : Benchmark on Southwick Church
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/6745071
This Ordnance Survey cut benchmark is located on the north face of the Southwick church - https://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm61365