Cashelnadrea

Cashelnadrea or more usually, Cashel as it is known locally (from Irish caisleán na draoithe, meaning "Stones of the druids")[1] is a townland situated near Garrison, County Fermanagh. The area includes the subtownlands of Scribbagh, Kilcoo and Aghoo.[2]

Information

The townland lies four miles from the village of Garrison and nine miles from both Belleek and Belcoo and one and half miles from the border with County Leitrim and the village of Kiltyclogher; however the border crossing was blocked during The Troubles by the British Army.

The area is rural, relying heavily on the farming, fishing and tourism industries. The area has also been recognised as an Area of Special Scientific Interest in 2012 by the Northern Ireland Executive due to the abundance of rare fossils discovered in a disused quarry.[3][4] The area has also been found to contain high levels of shale gas reserves, and has been listed as a probable fracking site by the Tamboran company, a move which has been condemned by most locals.[5]

The area is also home to one of Northern Ireland's foremost land and water adventure centres based in Corralea which incorporates Upper Lough MacNean into its activities.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Place Names NI - Cashelnadrea
  2. ↑ "Scribbagh Google Earth 3D map | Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom in Google Earth". Maplandia.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  3. ↑ "Department of the Environment: Declaration of Area of Special Scientific Interest" (PDF). Doeni.gov.uk. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  4. ↑ "Scribbagh ASSI". Doeni.gov.uk. 2012-05-17. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  5. ↑ "Fermanagh/NI news". Fracking Free Ireland. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  6. ↑ "Activities in Ireland, Adventure Activity Centre,Family Activity Holiday". Activityireland.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
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