Former coal barge, Antrim
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Former coal barge, Antrim
Image: © Albert Bridge Taken: 15 May 2008
See Image One of the former barges used to bring coal to Belfast gasworks was converted for use in dredging for sand in Lough Neagh. After a long period of disuse it has been restored and will, eventually, become an “interpretive centre” at Ram’s Island. For the record the barge carried the number JK16. For the present it is berthed in the Sixmilewater at Antrim. Continue to Image
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Image Location
Latitude
54.717058
Longitude
-6.240733