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A road that is raised, so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles. Originally causeways were much like dykes, generally pierced to let water through, whereas many modern causeways are more like bridges or viaducts.

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To pave, to cobble.

In 1883 an electric railway, the first in the United Kingdom, was opened for traffic, connecting the Causeway with Portrush and Bushmills.

The neighbouring cliffs exhibit in many places columns similar to those of the Giant's Causeway, a considerable exposure of them being visible at a distance of Soo to 600 yds.

Marble terraces and balustrades surround the tank, and a marble causeway leads across the water to the temple, whose gilded walls, roof, dome and cupolas, with vivid touches of red curtains, are reflected in the still water.

By means of the causeway the channel between island and mainland was formed into two harbours, of which the larger, or southern, now known as Port Freano, was further enclosed by two strongly-built moles that are still in good part entire.

Owing to the almost impenetrable character of the country there are scarcely any roads accessible to wheeled carriages, and, the great causeway of Shah Abbas along the coast has in many places even disappeared under the jungle.

The enlarged chapel at once proved too small for the crowds, and a huge tabernacle was projected in Newington Causeway.

Facing the city is the low barren island of Serrano, or Iquique, which is connected with the mainland by a stone causeway 1500 ft.

It is divided by whin-dykes into the Little Causeway, the Middle Causeway or "Honeycomb," as it is locally termed, and the Larger or Grand Causeway.

The Great Causeway is chiefly from 20 to 30, and for a few yards in some places nearly 40 ft.

The later basalts are especially marked by columnar jointing, which determines the famous structures of the Giant's Causeway and the coast near Bengore Head.

The Ballycastle railway runs from Ballymoney to Ballycastle on the north coast; and the Giant's Causeway and Portrush is an electric railway (the first to be worked in the United Kingdom).

It occupies a peninsula projecting toward the north-east, a small island (Winter Island) connected with the neck of the peninsula (Salem Neck) by a causeway, and some land on the mainland.

It was formerly isolated by marshes and accessible only by boat or artificial causeway, and under these conditions it gained its historical fame as the retreat of King Alfred in 8 8-87 when he was unable to withstand the incursions of the Danes.

On the west side of the park a paved causeway, leading over the moat and under a magnificent portico, extends for a distance of a quarter of a mile to the chief entrance of the main building.

The chief occurrences of metallic iron are as minute spiculae disseminated through basaltic rocks, as at Giant's Causeway and in the Auvergne, and, more particularly, in meteorites (q.v.).

The narrow causeway is still visible under the water.

The most remarkable cliffs are those formed of perpendicular basaltic columns, extending for many miles, and most strikingly displayed in Fair Head and the celebrated Giant's Causeway.

Here the coast turns westward, changing suddenly to sheer cliffs, where the basaltic formation intrudes its strange regular columns, most finely developed in the famous Giant's Causeway.

The picture below shows the road crossing the causeway to the island slowly being covered by the incoming tide.

The line of of the lane can still be identified today by the slightly raised causeway both sides of the railroad line.

On approaching Garnieland Farmhouse take the gravel road to the left to reach the causeway across to the island.

We will be berthing at the Flamenco Marina which is on an island connected by a 2 mile causeway to the mainland.

Tunstall, founded by the Saxons, was built on an island reached by a causeway.

Holyhead is a popular seaside heathland course on Holy Island which is linked by a picturesque causeway to Anglesey.

The Island is now joined by causeway to South Uist.

From Berwick the trail meanders along beaches of golden sand to the tidal causeway linking Holy Island with the mainland.

The slipway is located at the end of a long causeway set out into a bay on the south of the island.

Here the path was close to the water and at one point followed a short causeway of rough rocks along the river's edge.

Loch Bee causeway The link across Loch Bee in South Uist is the the oldest causeway involved in the Western Isles Spinal Route.

In 1983 a new two-lane causeway was built to replace the South Ford bridge.

The Romans built a military station here by the stone causeway across the river, both now long gone.

At last we can closely define the site of the entrance causeway across the ditch.

The long reach tracked excavator was moved over from the Causeway site.

Access to both hides is through unlocked gates on the roadside at the western end of the causeway.

From here you follow the lakeshore to Konstanz, passing the island of Reichenau, connected to the mainland by a causeway.

The loss of the sand martin colony in the causeway banks was the main issue for birders.

This shows a large, square, water-filled moat with an arched causeway bridge over the west side.

By the time the causeway did open, Sanibel had been declared largely off-limits to the developers.

Causeway Head is a pleasant pedestrian precinct located close to the center of Penzance.

A few miles from the Causeway a dispatch rider approached us.

The Giant's Causeway National Nature Reserve supports the only known population of narrow-mouthed whorl snail in Northern Ireland.

The northwest of the district is crossed by the old Leicester Causeway and Stoney Stanton Road, a former turnpike.

The Giant 's Causeway National Nature Reserve supports the only known population of narrow-mouthed whorl snail in Northern Ireland.

Access to the island is via a causeway which becomes submerged at high tide.

A stone causeway divides the large waterfall pool from the quiet of the waterlily pond.

Located at the base of the Cedar Point Causeway with convenient access to the amusement park, Castaway Bay is a getaway in and of itself.

Athletic shoes like the Women's Racer Athleta D. and the Men's Pump Causeway are designed for your comfort while you're burning calories and getting into shape--no matter what your workout of choice is.

If possible, avoid driving a car, as long lines of traffic are commonplace on the causeway from the mainland.

If you're planning to go to Venice, it's best to avoid arriving by car, for the traffic is often very heavy, particularly on the causeway from the mainland, and the parking is expensive.

The town dates from the beginning of the r 7th century, and the older part consists of a flagged causeway called Commercial Street, running for 1 m.