In 2016 carrick a rede welcomed the highest number of visitors ever to this exhilarating rope bridge experience.
Carrick a rede rope bridge co antrim.
The rope bridge has woven its way between carrick island and the county antrim mainland across the atlantic ocean carrick a rede island is the final destination and home to a fisherman s cottage steeped in history and heritage.
Although no one has ever been injured falling off the old bridge there have been many instances of visitors being unable to face the return walk back across the bridge resulting in them being taken off the island by boat.
Suspended almost 100 ft 30 m above sea level the rope bridge was first erected by salmon fishermen over 250 years ago.
It spans 20 metres 66 ft and is 30 metres 98 ft above the rocks below.
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.
Carrick a rede rope bridge 119a white park road ballintoy co.
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