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France, Normandy - Mont St Michel Located approximately 1Km offshore in the waters of the English Channel at the mouth of the Couesnon River in Normandy, France is Mont St Michel. Mont St Michel is renowned the world over for it's famous Benedictine Abbey and steepled church and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site receives some three million visitors each year. Over many years the Couesnon River has had a number of canals linked to it which has significantly reduced the outflow of water from it. In addition, the coastal region has been extended outwards and together with the construction of a true causeway in 1879 this has resulted in the deposition of large deposits of silt around the Mont. A major project initiated by the French government in 2006 has resulted in the construction of a hydraulic dam across the Couesnon River, removing the permanent causeway to be replaced by an elevated bridge. These changes are designed to allow the silt to be dispersed naturally over time. My aim on this visit was to look for a different take on this world famous structure and fortunately on the pastures on the west of the Couesnon River I found this ruined barn to contrast with Mont St Michel in the background. File 6283. Keywords: Le Mont Saint-Michel, Mont St Michel, Normandy, Couesnon River, File6283TIFF
France, Normandy - Mont St Michel Located approximately 1Km offshore in the waters of the English Channel at the mouth of the Couesnon River in Normandy, France is Mont St Michel. Mont St Michel is renowned the world over for it's famous Benedictine Abbey and steepled church and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site receives some three million visitors each year. Over many years the Couesnon River has had a number of canals linked to it which has significantly reduced the outflow of water from it. In addition, the coastal region has been extended outwards and together with the construction of a true causeway in 1879 this has resulted in the deposition of large deposits of silt around the Mont. A major project initiated by the French government in 2006 has resulted in the construction of a hydraulic dam across the Couesnon River, removing the permanent causeway to be replaced by an elevated bridge. These changes are designed to allow the silt to be dispersed naturally over time. My aim on this visit was to look for a different take on this world famous structure and fortunately on the pastures on the west of the Couesnon River I found this ruined barn to contrast with Mont St Michel in the background. File 6283. Keywords: Le Mont Saint-Michel, Mont St Michel, Normandy, Couesnon River, File6283TIFF
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Located approximately 1Km offshore in the waters of the English

Channel at the mouth of the Couesnon River in Normandy, France is Mont St Michel. Mont St Michel is renowned the world over for it's famous Benedictine Abbey and steepled church and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site receives some three million visitors each year.
Over many years the Couesnon River has had a number of canals linked to it which has significantly reduced the outflow of water from it. In addition, the coastal region has been extended outwards and together with the construction of a true causeway in 1879 this has resulted in the deposition of large deposits of silt around the Mont. A major project initiated by the French government in 2006 has resulted in the construction of a hydraulic dam across the Couesnon River, removing the permanent causeway to be replaced by an elevated bridge. These changes are designed to allow the silt to be dispersed naturally over time.
My aim on this visit was to look for a different take on this world famous structure and fortunately on the pastures on the west of the Couesnon River I found this ruined barn to contrast with Mont St Michel in the background. File 6283.