Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Ballynahone Bog
Ballynahone Bog in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Kenneth Allen — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Ballynahone Bog is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Ballynahone Bog (from Irish Baile na hAbhann 'townland of the river') is a raised bog, situated in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, about 3 km south of Maghera, on low-lying ground immediately north of the Moyola River about 14 km from its mouth at Lough Neagh. It is one of the largest lowland raised bogs in Northern Ireland.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The raised bog which covers most of the site contains characteristic vegetation and structural features associated with this type of habitat such as bog pools and hummocks. The raised bog dome is surrounded by cut-over bog with poor fen and birch woodland. Peat found here was made by decayed branches and leaves of trees and plants. The extraction of this peat was first made by the UPW. Locals who were against the extraction set up the FFB in 1990. In the end the area was declared an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) after successful petitioning by the FFB and Friends of the Earth.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.8236, -6.6611
- District
- Mid Ulster
- Postcode
- BT46 5ED
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Ulster
Sources
- wikidata: Q4852253 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ballynahone Bog (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ballynahone Bog?
- Ballynahone Bog is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT46 5ED).
- Is Ballynahone Bog free to visit?
- Yes, Ballynahone Bog is free to enter.
- How do I get to Ballynahone Bog?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT46 5ED. It sits within the Mid Ulster parliamentary constituency.