The southern section of the Coach Road before it descends to join the A29
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The southern section of the Coach Road before it descends to join the A29 by Eric Jones as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 8 Aug 2019
The Coach Road is older than the A29 and was the original road towards Dundalk from Newtownhamiliton. It was constructed along the summit of a drumlin so as to avoid the then wetlands of the valley floor.