Sentences with phrase «rock ramparts»
The rock ramparts of the majestic Flinders Ranges pass high above as this steam adventure winds through the Pichi Richi Pass.
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It is surrounded by a mile - high rampart of material that was ejected from the crater — enough rock to bury the continental United States under a two - mile - deep layer.
Accessed by the Pont Marengo bridge, jutting out over the shimmering waters of the Canal du Midi, historically, Carcassonne was the first fortress to adopt a «hoardings» system of defence in times of siege, wooden structures were fitted to the upper reaches of the ramparts so that the castle's defenders had extra protection whilst they could lean over the walls and drop rocks, hot tar and other projectiles on the assailants below.