Rock armour protecting Shore Road, Rostrevor
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Rock armour protecting Shore Road, Rostrevor by Eric Jones as part of the Geograph project.
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Rock armour protecting Shore Road, Rostrevor
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 1 Jul 2014
In January 2014 Shore Road and its westward continuation, Warrenpoint Road, were flooded by the sea and the sea wall breached at a number of points. The video on the link provides an idea of the seriousness of the flooding. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25604156
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Image Location
Latitude
54.095423
Longitude
-6.193627