J4895 : The Gobbins Path, Islandmagee
near to Gransha, Ireland

The Gobbins Path, Islandmagee
Berkeley Deane Wise, of the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway, designed a path to follow the basalt cliffs, known as the Gobbins, on the east coast of Islandmagee. It was built between 1902 and 1908. It was a great attraction but its exposed position proved its undoing. During WWII the materials were not available for maintenance. It closed from 1940 until 1951. It re-opened and finally closed (permanently) in 1961 after landslips. Larne Borough Council commissioned a feasibility study for its restoration as a Millennium project but the cost was prohibitive. Alas I have no photos of the path itself – this is merely the path leading to the path.
year taken
2006
- Grid Square
- J4895, 2 images (more nearby)
- Photographer
- Aubrey Dale (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Geograph (First for J4895)
- Date Taken
- Tuesday, 5 September, 2006 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 5 September, 2006
- Category
- Path (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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Irish:
J 48 95 [1000m precision]
WGS84: 54:47.1134N 5:41.5707W - View Direction
- WEST (about 270 degrees)
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