Reservoirs & lochs · Northern Ireland
Spelga Reservoir
Spelga Reservoir — lake in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Spelga Reservoir is a reservoir in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "lake in the United Kingdom". Coordinates: 54.1736°, -6.0606°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Spelga Reservoir is a reservoir in the townland of Spelga (Irish: Speilgeach, meaning 'abounding in pointed rocks') in the Mourne Mountains of County Down, Northern Ireland. It was formed by the Spelga Dam and sits at over 1,200 ft (370 m) above sea level. It has a volume of 2,700,000 cubic metres and a catchment area of 5.423 km2. It occupies an area known as Deers Meadow, and impounds the River Bann, which rises on the nearby Slieve Muck.
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Background
Architecture
The reservoir and dam were built as part of a project that had origins in the idea of supplying water to Belfast, in 1894. The Spelga Reservoir itself was developed between 1953 and 1957. As part of the construction, the B27 road was rebuilt above the reservoir to replace the original road submerged by the construction. The Dam was designed by the Belfast engineering firm of R. Ferguson and S. McIlveen and construction was undertaken by John Laing & Sons. Prior to the construction of the reservoir, archaeological excavation was carried out and three groups of transhumant buildings, or booley huts, were identified. Some of the structures were dated to the eighteenth century, but it is…
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- Coordinates
- 54.1736, -6.0606
- District
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Postcode
- BT34 5XL
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Down
Sources
- wikidata: Q7351238 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Spelga Reservoir (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Mourne mountains spelga reservoir.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Spelga Reservoir?
- Spelga Reservoir is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.1736°, -6.0606°.
- Is Spelga Reservoir free to visit?
- Yes — admission to Spelga Reservoir is free.