M5304 : Knockoura Lake

taken 9 years ago, 4 km SE of Peterswell, Co Galway, Ireland

Knockoura Lake
Knockoura Lake
This tiny lake is situated in the Slieve Aughty mountain range. It lies at an elevation of 156 metres in the Knockoura region above Peterswell in County Galway. Officially it lies just outside Knockoura townland. The lake is nowadays surrounded by a conifer plantation and is completely hidden from view to the unsuspecting passerby. Satellite photographs show it as being almost perfectly oval in shape. Interestingly, the lake has no designated name on modern maps while the historic 25" map from the end of the 19th century refers to it as a "Surface of Water" on the designated date of July 30th, 1892
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M5304   (more nearby search)
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Date Taken
Sunday, 14 June, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 19 November, 2015
Geographical Context
Uplands  Lakes, Wetland, Bog 
Primary Subject of Photo
Lake 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! M 539 048 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:5.5312N 8:41.3212W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! M 538 048
View Direction
South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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