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Location. The Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge (locally pronounced carrick-a-reed) is a rope bridge near Ballintoy in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The bridge links the mainland to the tiny island of Carrickarede (from Irish Carraig a' Ráid, meaning 'rock of the casting'). [ 1 ] It spans 20 metres (66 ft) and is 30 metres (98 ft) above the rocks ...
Michael McBride - BBC News NI. August 30, 2024 at 3:21 AM. A man has been airlifted from Carrick-a-Rede island near the famous rope bridge in County Antrim by a Coastguard search and rescue ...
The Giant's Causeway (Irish: Clochán an Aifir) [1] is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. [3][4] It is located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles (4.8 km) northeast of the town of Bushmills. It was declared a World Heritage Site by ...
Made of grass, the last remaining Inca rope bridge, reconstructed every June, is the Q'iswa Chaka (Quechua for "rope bridge"), spanning the Apurimac River near Huinchiri, in Canas Province, Quehue District, Peru. Even though there is a modern bridge nearby, the residents of the region keep the ancient tradition and skills alive by renewing the ...
Boy stretchered from Giant's Causeway after fall. August 28, 2024 at 5:58 AM. Emergency services crews attended the incident on Tuesday at the Unesco world heritage site in County Antrim [Getty ...
Dunseverick Castle lies in ruins near the village, and is a short drive from the Giant's Causeway. Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge is just outside the village. The bridge links the mainland to the tiny Carrick Island. It is thought salmon fishermen have been erecting bridges to the island for over 300 years. The bridge spans 20 m (66 ft) and is 30 m ...
What is going on at the North Causeway Bridge in Fort Pierce? Construction began May 1, 2023. It's expected to be completed in late 2027 with an estimated cost of $111.5 million.
The Gobbins is a cliff-face running from Whitehead to Portmuck Harbour along the eastern coast of Islandmagee, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, on the Causeway Coastal Route. [1] The Gobbins cliff path runs across bridges, past caves and through a tunnel, [2][3] along The Gobbins cliffs (Irish: Gobán meaning "tip/point of land" or "headland"). [4]