Did the metal plates have any markings or inscriptions
of any kind? Looks like on a few there were big "X"s.
-Mike
--- Dallen Timothy <
dtimothy@...> wrote:
> Ok, attached is a 1:60000 topo map of the Drummully
> enclave area (sorry
> about spelling errors). The border is marked the
> same on the three spots
> we stopped at on the Republic pene-enclave. The
> border is marked with
> small square pewter plates planted in the pavement.
>
>
>
> 1) Photo 12s is taken at point L37C on the
> topo map, looking from
> NI into the exclave (west). The car is in the
> enclave. Notice the three
> silvery squares in the road.
>
> 2) Photo 13s is taken at point L37B on the
> topo map, looking from
> the enclave back into the small piece of NI between
> the two points. The
> car is in NI, but I'm in the Republic. At this spot
> there are four small
> plates in the road.
>
> 3) Photo 15s is taken at point L36 on the topo
> map. My friend,
> Alan, and those houses are in NI, but I'm standing
> in the Republic
> enclave.
>
> 4) Photo 16s is taken at point L36, facing
> northeast. You can see
> the border marker in the road and a fence going
> through the pastures.
>
>
>
>
>
> We wanted to cross into the enclave at point L35(C),
> but there was road
> construction just east of the border in NI, which
> wouldn't allow us to
> pass. We didn't have time to try any of the other
> border points, and our
> driver was really nervous about driving along the
> backwoods in the
> border area. L 37A is a simple dirt tractor track.
> L37 is a tiny bridge
> over a very small stream.
>
>
>
> You've probably all seen it, but I didn't realize it
> until I studied the
> map in preparation for the trip-there are two
> pene-enclaves in the
> Drummully region.
>
>
>
> 1) The whole of the big Republican enclave
> (Clonoony) is
> accessible only through NI. It's cut off at a narrow
> neck by the Finn
> River.
>
> 2) If you look at crossings L31A, L31B and
> L31, you can also see
> that there is a pene-exclave northwest of the Finn
> River. It is a UK
> pene-exclave and can only be accessed by car through
> the Clonoony
> (Ireland) exclave. Sorry if this is old news. I was
> disappointed not to
> have more time to explore the area.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
> Dallen
>
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