Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Operation Conservation
Operation Conservation in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Eric Jones — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Operation Conservation 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
Operation Conservation was an attempt by the British Army to ambush a large Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) unit along the Dorsey Enclosure, between Cullyhanna and Silverbridge, in south County Armagh. The action took place on 6 May 1990 but was thwarted by the South Armagh Brigade of the IRA.
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Background
Description
The troops were inserted into the zone in the early hours of 3 May. The South Armagh Brigade of the IRA watched these movements and was able to spot several of the hidden observation posts (OPs). Eventually, they decided to attack one of the British positions at Slatequarry, Just after midnight on the night of 5/6 May, the exposed British position began to receive machine-gun fire from an IRA unit emplaced on the slope of a nearby hill some 400 yards away. The IRA members had built firing positions with stones around an abandoned house, and concealed them with green military veils. The OP was fired on by two 7.62 mm General purpose machine guns (GPMGs) and a Heckler & Koch G3 rifle; the…
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- Coordinates
- 54.1321, -6.5825
- District
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Postcode
- BT35 0BP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newry and Armagh
Sources
- wikidata: Q7096921 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Operation Conservation (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Operation Conservation?
- Operation Conservation is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT35 0BP).
- Is Operation Conservation free to visit?
- Yes, Operation Conservation is free to enter.
- How do I get to Operation Conservation?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT35 0BP. It sits within the Newry and Armagh parliamentary constituency.