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Almost certainly mason's marks, put on in the quarry to allow an individual to count their output and thus get paid the right amount when on piece work. Peter D Iles Specialist Advisor (Archaeology) Lancashire County Council Environment Directorate PO Box 9 Guild House Cross Street Preston Lancashire PR1 8RD t. 01772 531550 f. 01772 533423 e. [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> ________________________________ From: Issues related to Historic Environment Records [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of SCHOFIELD, John Sent: 08 July 2008 13:14 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Pavements Dear all I wonder if anyone can advise me on a little puzzle I had on a recent visit to Dundee. Whilst there I noticed symbols carved on kerbstones through the city centre: crosses inside squares, crosses in squares with arrows, crosses without squares, squares without crosses etc, and never more than about 10- 15cm across. They are carved into the stone, and appear of some antiquity. I wondered if someone could tell me about these. I was interested to know whether they relate to quarrying or to the highway in some way. None of the locals I was with had even noticed them before, let alone knew what they were. There's probably a book about them somewhere, and they are probably more widespread, though I can't say I have noticed them anywhere else. With many thanks. John ________________________________ Concerned about how climate change may affect older properties? What about saving energy? Visit our new website www.climatechangeandyourhome.org.uk <http://www.climatechangeandyourhome.org.uk/> today. This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of English Heritage unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system and notify the sender immediately. Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it. Any information sent to English Heritage may become publicly available. ******************** This e-mail contains information intended for the addressee only. It may be confidential and may be the subject of legal and/or professional privilege. If you are not the addressee you are not authorised to disseminate, distribute, copy or use this e-mail or any attachment to it The content may be personal or contain personal opinions and unless specifically stated or followed up in writing, the content cannot be taken to form a contract or to be an expression of the County Council's position. Lancashire County Council reserves the right to monitor all incoming and outgoing email Lancashire County Council has taken reasonable steps to ensure that outgoing communications do not contain malicious software and it is your responsibility to carry out any checks on this email before accepting the email and opening attachments. ******************** A 4-star council: awarded top marks by the Audit Commission ********************