- Bray Head
Bray Head ( _ga. Ceann Bré) is a hill and headland, of 241 m, located in northern
County Wicklow , Ireland, between the towns ofBray andGreystones . It forms part of theWicklow Mountains , and is a popular spot with hillwalkers. At the top of the head is aconcrete cross which was placed there in 1950 during the holy year. EveryGood Friday , hundreds of local people climb to the top of the head in a Good Friday procession doing thestations of the Cross , as they go along with the final station being held at the holy year cross.The headland and adjacent lands were designated under a Special Amenity Area Order in March 2008. [Citation
last = O'Brien
first = Tim
title = Bray Head gets special status after 15-year campaign
newspaper =The Irish Times
date = 2008-03-14
url = http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2008/0314/1205104769651.html]The
Dublin -Wicklow railway line runs outside of Bray Head along the coast, sometimes travelling within feet of the cliffs. This line, designed byIsambard Kingdom Brunel , is referred to as "Brunel's Folly", due to the ongoing maintenance costs associated with maintaining a cliff-face line. The line has had to be deviated on four occasions. It is approximately a 45 minute rail trip between Dublin and Bray Head.See also
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Geography of Ireland .External links
* [http://homepage.eircom.net/~cronews/brayhead/brayhead.html Essay on Bray Head]
* [http://www.irelandscape.com/display_location.php?location_id=258 Bray Head on Irelandscape]References
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