Chestnut Paling used for foreshore stabilisation on Inisbofin 2001

The build up of sand in the lee of the paling can clearly be seen in these pictures. This has been a very succesful application of the principle of dune stabilisation. This method has been used for many years in America, Britain, Holland and many other countries.

 

Dcp_0397a.jpg (26300 bytes)

Dcp_0398a.jpg (19136 bytes)

Dcp_0399a.jpg (23281 bytes)

Dcp_0400a.jpg (27159 bytes)

Dcp_0402a.jpg (22543 bytes)

Back to Home page