Sir, – "A highway on a causeway" is my reaction to the artist's impression of the proposed 2m-wide asphalt carpet laid on the Great South Wall for the sure-footedness of walkers ("A path to freedom on the Great South Wall", June 26th). Surely there is some more ingenious engineering answer that will not compromise the character of the landmark granite structure?
Tread softly, for you tread on our memories! – Yours, etc,
OLIVER McGRANE,
Rathfarnham,
Dublin 16.
Sir, – Does it not occur to Gay Byrne and Harry Crosbie that the disfigurement of the Great South Wall by a sanitised surface would most likely result in it becoming a cycle track, thereby negating the whole exercise . More health and safety gone mad. Leave well enough alone. – Yours, etc,
BRIAN GRAHAM,
Dublin 13.
Sir, – I am appalled at the proposal to build a pathway on Dublin’s Great South Wall. The pleasure of walking the wall is not only its ruggedness, which is part of its charm, but also the colour of the great blocks of granite which glow warmly with the setting sun. A pathway would destroy this.
Is defiling a monument an appropriate way to celebrate its 300 years? – Yours, etc,
PETER RANKIN,
Dublin 7.