Originally built by the british, this is a military road from Dublin through the Wicklow mountains, built to allow troops to quash any rebelious activity about 1800. You can see the road is cut into the side of the valley and has retaining walls beneath it.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 17, 2006 by murphaph
The Old Military Road near Glencree. The pointed summit of the Sugarloaf mountain can be seen in the distance to the left of centre.
R113 westbound, end of 'green route' widening works.Originally uploaded to Coppermine on May 19, 2007 by murphaph
Sally Gap Sally Gap in the Wicklow Mountains at nearly 1,700 feet. This is where the "Military Road" (R115) crosses the R759. Both roads are frequently closed in winter.
