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词条 Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge
释义

  1. History

  2. Fishing

  3. Features

  4. Geology

  5. In popular culture

  6. Gallery

  7. References

  8. External links

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Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge (locally pronounced carrick-a-reedy) is a famous rope bridge near Ballintoy in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The bridge links the mainland to the tiny island of Carrickarede ({{Irish derived place name|Carraig a' Ráid|rock of the casting}}).[1] It spans {{convert|20|m|ft}} and is {{convert|30|m|ft}} above the rocks below.[2] The bridge is mainly a tourist attraction and is owned and maintained by the National Trust.[3] In 2009, it had 247,000 visitors.[4] By 2016, that had increased to 440,000 visitors.[5] The bridge is open all year round (subject to weather) and people may cross it for a fee.

History

It is thought salmon fishermen have been building bridges to the island for over 350 years. It has taken many forms over the years. In the 1970s it had only one handrail and large gaps between the slats.[6] A new bridge, tested up to ten tonnes, was built with the help of local climbers and abseilers in 2000.[7] Another was built in 2004 and offered visitors and fishermen alike a much safer passage to the island. The current wire rope and Douglas fir bridge was made by Heyn Construction in Belfast and raised early in 2008 at a cost of over £16,000.[8] There have been many instances where visitors, unable to face the walk back across the bridge, have had to be taken off the island by boat.[9]

On 24 May 2017, a routine inspection revealed that the bridge's structural ropes had been damaged overnight in an act of vandalism.[10] The National Trust announced that the bridge would be closed "for the foreseeable future".[11] However, on the following day it was announced that structural engineers had completed repairs, and that the bridge had been reopened.[12]

Fishing

It is no longer used by fishermen during the salmon season, which used to last from June until September, as there are now very few salmon left. In the 1960s, almost 300 fish were caught each day, but by 2002, only 300 were caught over the whole season. The salmon come through the area to spawn in the River Bann and the River Bush.[13]

Features

The area is exceptional in natural beauty with views of Rathlin Island and Scotland. The site and surrounding area is designated an Area of Special Scientific Interest for its unique geology, flora, and fauna. Underneath there are large caves, which once served as home for boat builders and as shelter during stormy weather.

Geology

Carrickarede island is the best example of a volcanic plug in Northern Ireland. Marine erosion has exposed a section through the neck of this old volcano.[14]

The presence of tuff, explosion breccias, grey volcanic ash and explosion bombs show the extreme violence of the eruptions about 60 million years ago when molten rock punched its way through chalk.[15]

Along the coast of this area, as with much of the Antrim plateau, the cliffs are of basalt with the characteristic Ulster chalk underneath. At Carrickarede, the ancient volcanic pipe has left dolerite, a tougher rock than basalt, which erodes more slowly. Behind the dolerite, to the south, the vent is filled with pyroclastic rocks that break down more easily, mostly a coarse tuff agglomerate. The combination of the hard rock out front and the softer rock behind, with long-term erosion by the waves, has eventually left this small island.[14]

In popular culture

{{wikisource|Letitia_Elizabeth_Landon_(L._E._L.)_in_Fisher%27s_Drawing_Room_Scrap_Book,_1832/Carrick-a-Rede|Carrick-a Rede (L. E. L.)}}

A plate of this bridge (Artist: T. M. Baynes - Engraved by: J. Davies) appeared in Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1832, accompanied by an illustrative poem by Letitia Elizabeth Landon (L. E. L.) referring to a gentleman who is supposed to have lived on the island as a hermit at one time (possibly a rebel who had fled out of Scotland).

Seamus Heaney describes the bridge in his 1978 poem A Postcard from North Antrim:[16]

A lone figure is waving

From the thin line of a bridge

Of ropes and slates, slung

Dangerously out between

The cliff-top and the pillar rock.

Gallery

References

1. ^Placenames Database of Ireland
2. ^{{cite web |title=Carrick-a-Rede |url=http://www.carrick-a-rederopebridge.com |accessdate=23 August 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328130945/http://www.carrick-a-rederopebridge.com/ |archivedate=28 March 2008 |df=dmy }}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/carrick-a-rede|title=Carrick-a-Rede|website=National Trust|language=en|access-date=2018-01-25}}
4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://causewaycoastaonb.ccght.org/carrick-a-rede-rope-bridge/|title=Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge {{!}} Causeway Coast Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty|website=causewaycoastaonb.ccght.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-25}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/business/in-full-ni-s-top-tourist-attractions-for-2016-1-7979222|title=IN FULL: NI's top tourist attractions for 2016|website=www.newsletter.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-01-25}}
6. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/history/brave-bonkers-old-images-carrick-11544836|title=Brave or bonkers? Rope bridge pics to make you shudder...|last=McCreary|first=Mark|date=2016-06-29|work=belfastlive|access-date=2018-01-25}}
7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishtourism.com/scenic-attractions-in-ireland/carrick-a-rede-rope-bridge/1547|title=Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge {{!}} Scenic Attractions Ireland|website=www.irishtourism.com|access-date=2018-01-25}}
8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=61 |title=New Rope Bridge For Carrick-a-Rede |access-date=30 May 2008 |dead-url=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080609033523/http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=61 |archivedate=9 June 2008 |df=dmy}}
9. ^http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/worlds-scariest-bridges/5
10. ^{{cite press release |url=https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/carrick-a-rede/news/vandalism-closes-carrick-a-rede-rope-bridge- |title=Vandalism closes Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge |publisher=National Trust | date = 25 May 2017 |access-date = 25 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525123203/https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/carrick-a-rede/news/vandalism-closes-carrick-a-rede-rope-bridge- |archive-date = 25 May 2017}}
11. ^{{cite news | url = http://www.herald.ie/news/rope-bridge-closed-after-vandals-try-to-cut-it-down-35753465.html | title = Rope bridge closed after vandals try to cut it down | newspaper = Evening Herald | location = Dublin | first = David | last = Young | date = 25 May 2017 | access-date = 25 May 2017 | archive-url = https://archive.is/20170525123355/http://www.herald.ie/news/rope-bridge-closed-after-vandals-try-to-cut-it-down-35753465.html | archive-date = 25 May 2017 | deadurl = yes | df = dmy-all }}
12. ^{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/NTCarrickarede/status/867674350757052417 |title=Good news! Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge has reopened |date=25 May 2017 |author=National Trust Carrick-a-Rede |publisher=Twitter |access-date=25 May 2017 |archive-date=25 May 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20170525124724/https://twitter.com/NTCarrickarede/status/867674350757052417 |deadurl=yes |df=dmy-all }}
13. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishtourism.com/scenic-attractions-in-ireland/carrick-a-rede-rope-bridge/1547|title=Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge {{!}} Scenic Attractions Ireland|website=www.irishtourism.com|access-date=2018-01-25}}
14. ^Habitas, Earth Science Conservation Review, National Museums Northern Ireland, Ballintoy – Ballycastle
15. ^Habitas, Earth Science Conservation Review, National Museums Northern Ireland, Ballintoy – Ballycastle (summary)
16. ^{{cite book|last1=Muldoon|first1=Ed. by Paul|title=The Faber book of contemporary Irish poetry|date=1999|publisher=Faber and Faber|location=London [u.a.]|isbn=0-571-13761-X|edition=[11. print]}}

External links

{{commons category|Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge}}
  • [https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/carrick-a-rede National Trust – Carrick-a-Rede]
  • Discover Northern Ireland – Carrick-a-Rede
  • 360° Virtual Tour of Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge at Virtual Visit Tours Ireland
  • Carrick-a-Rede Photos from Glen Cartmill's Pbase Gallery
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080609033523/http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=61 New Rope Bridge for Carrick-a-Rede. CultureNorthernIreland.org Feature]
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12 : Bridges completed in the 17th century|Buildings and structures in County Antrim|National Trust properties in Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland coast|Pedestrian bridges in Northern Ireland|Bridges in Northern Ireland|Ropework|Suspension bridges in the United Kingdom|Tourist attractions in County Antrim|Simple suspension bridges|Volcanic plugs of Northern Ireland|Toll bridges in the United Kingdom

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