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Shazbat wrote:I've recently noticed that some older kerbstones round my way (West End) have letters carved into them - usually what looks like a T or a J, sometimes wee arrows. Does anyone know what these signify?
Vinegar Tom wrote: I'm pretty sure they are marks made by the stonemasons who carved the kerbstones, to allow payment by piecework. Letters carved by those who could and symbols by those who couldn't read ??
Shazbat wrote:I've recently noticed that some older kerbstones round my way (West End) have letters carved into them - usually what looks like a T or a J, sometimes wee arrows. Does anyone know what these signify?
busdriver wrote:Shazbat wrote:I've recently noticed that some older kerbstones round my way (West End) have letters carved into them - usually what looks like a T or a J, sometimes wee arrows. Does anyone know what these signify?
These are bench marks used by Surveyors in conjunction with information from the Ordance Survey and are used as a reference to determine heights above mean sea level.
Further information from: http://tinyurl.com/3xpq84g
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