Survey Data
Reg No
31805017
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Historical, Social, Technical
Original Use
Cobbles/flags/paving/kerbing
In Use As
Cobbles/flags/paving/kerbing
Date
1820 - 1840
Coordinates
162024, 294894
Date Recorded
19/08/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Pair of cut limestone benchmarks, erected c.1830, located on opposite sides of the opening to cathedral street on the junction to Market Square.
Appraisal
These benchmarks are an attractive and subtle item of street furniture. Of considerable historical importance, they attest to the nineteenth-century work of the Ordinance Survey in mapping all of Ireland. The benchmark carvings display fine craftsmanship and have retained a crisp intricacy.