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Kilcloney
Wood
Kilcloney Wood was originally
part of Curraghmore Estate. The area is reputed to have been a hiding
place for 'Crotty the Robber', a highwayman of the 19th century.
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Habitat:
The area is strewn with boulders, evidence of the ice age, and
local evidence of rock slides resulting from weathering of rock
faces in the nearby Comeragh Mountains. The stream near the car
park comes from the Comeragh Mountains and is called Uisce Solas
or bright water.
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History:
Kilcloney Wood was originally part of Curraghmore Estate. The
area is reputed to have been a hiding place for 'Crotty the Robber',
a highwayman of the 19th century.
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Main
Tree Species:
The wood is mainly coniferous. Sitka spruce, Scots pine, Norway
spruce European larch and Western hemlock are planted with small
numbers of broadleaves.
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Other
Flora:
Heather and Bracken on the slopes, brambles and broadleaf weeds
lower down.
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Fauna:
Evidence of the red squirrel can be seen where bark has been
eaten from the upper part of Scots pine trees. Foxes, badgers and
the usual birdlife inhabit these woods.
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Geology:
The parent rock is red sandstone.
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Facilities:
Picnic site, forests and lakeshore walks. Nearby in the mountains
are Coumshingaun Lake, Crotty's Lake and Crotty's Rock, popular
local attractions. Coumshingaun lake is one of the best examples
of a corrie in Ireland.
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Length
of Trail:
Picnic area only-access to Coumshingaum and Crotty's Lough.
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