Parts of Dublin below sea level?

tinytobe · 10-02-2024 3:00pm #1

Just wondering, are parts of Dublin below sea level?

Certainly not the inner city, but in some parts? I am thinking of Sandymount, around Sydney Parade Avenue and Richelieu Park. This area seems very low in elevation?

SuperBowserWorld · 10-02-2024 3:04pm

Depends how high the sea level is.

Jim_Hodge · 10-02-2024 3:08pm

There are plenty of elevation maps online. Most of Sandymount is about 2m above sea level.

o1s1n · 10-02-2024 3:08pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058335555/parts-of-dublin-below-sea-level

Have you ever been anywhere in Dublin where the sea is higher than the ground?

tom1ie · 10-02-2024 3:11pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121749796#Comment_121749796

Any links?

_ptashek_ · 10-02-2024 3:14pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121749808#Comment_121749808

https://en-ie.topographic-map.com/place-c7xrr/County-Dublin/

cml387 · 10-02-2024 3:15pm

There is a standard datum to which all spot heights are aligned. However that was calculated at Malin Head in 1969 so if sea levels are rising it might be out of date.

tinytobe · 10-02-2024 3:22pm

Thanks for the map. It was probably an optical illusion to me ( not after a pub visit ). The area around around Sydney Parade Avenue and Richelieu Park seemed below, during high tide.

JupiterKid · 11-02-2024 3:57am

I think the only place in Ireland that is currently below sea level is part of the North Slobs nature reserve in County Wexford, just north of Wexford Harbour.

In relation to parts of Dublin below sea level, bump this thread in 50 years time and there may well be... 😬🌊🌊

bigroad · 11-02-2024 4:04am

Possibly the port tunnel.

tinytobe · 11-02-2024 9:05am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121752473#Comment_121752473

That one, I was aware of.

Rigor Mortis · 11-02-2024 10:10am

A good chunk of the city centre is land reclaimed from the sea. If we genuinely start to see significant rises in sea level, there are parts of dublin that would require significant protection.

Parts of Dublin below sea level?

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