Old Rope Bridge Ireland

It spans 20 metres 66 ft and is 30 metres 98 ft above the rocks below.

Old rope bridge ireland. Carraig a ráid meaning rock of the casting. The bridge is mainly a tourist attraction and is owned and maintained by the national trust. The carrick a rede rope bridge has woven its way between carrick island and the county antrim mainland for over 250 years. It spans 20 metres 66 ft and is 30 metres 98 ft above the rocks below.

The bridge is mainly a tourist attraction and is owned and maintained by the national trust. Carraig a ráid meaning rock of the casting. Will you dare cross it. Carrick a rede rope bridge is a famous rope bridge near ballintoy in county antrim northern ireland.

In 2018 the bridge had 491 947 visitors. This is another one of the can t miss activities in northern ireland. The bridge links the mainland to the tiny island of carrickarede from irish. Walk across a 30 meter high rope bridge from the mainland to the small carrick a rede island and walk around the island and take in the views.

In 2009 it had 247 000 visitors. Carrick a rede rope bridge is a famous rope bridge near ballintoy in county antrim northern ireland. The bridge links the mainland to the tiny island of carrickarede from irish. Carrick a rede rope bridge is a tiny bridge connecting mainland northern ireland to a small island built by fishermen in 1755 to reach a better fishing spot.

Suspended almost 100 ft 30 m above sea level the rope bridge was first erected by salmon fisherman nearly 300 years ago. Swaying 98 feet above the ocean might not seem like the most relaxing way to undertake this 65 feet journey but things have come a long way. The bridge links the mainland to the tiny island of carrickarede from irish. It spans 20 metres 66 ft and is 30 metres 98 ft above the rocks below.

They fished for atlantic salmon and for a long time a flourishing industry marked this place. The rope bridge at carrick a rede was first erected by fishermen more than 250 years ago. The skywalk has taken over as ireland s longest rope bridge a distinction previously held by carrick a rede rope bridge in county antrim northern ireland. Hear the waves swirling in beneath your feet.

The carrick a rede rope bridge locally pronounced carrick a reed is a rope bridge near ballintoy in county antrim northern ireland. Carraig a ráid meaning rock of the casting.