Fish traps

 I’ve been reading “Mourne Country” by the late E Estyn Evans, Professor of Geography at Queen’s University Belfast and in it he refers to evidence of fish traps on the beach at Newcastle.  He also records that there were also fish traps in Swinely Bay near Crawfordsburn.  The first image below is of the curved line of rocks that formed the trap in Swinely Bay. The second image is of the remains of fish traps at Greyabbey.  There is also the remains of one at the Nendrum on Mahee Island on Strangford Lough (not pictured).

I have photographed the Swinely Bay stones several times as they provide a very pleasing arc at the right state of the tide.  It’s good to know the reason why they are there.