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| '''Glen River''' is a short river in ], ]. The two mile course flows north east from the foot of ] and ] in the ] into Dundrum Bay at ], descending {{convert|1,500|ft|m}}.<ref>{{cite book | title=Mourne Country: Landscape and Life in South Down | publisher=Dundalgan P. | author=Evans, Emyr Estyn | year=1967 | pages=18}}</ref> | |||
| It is quite a fast flowing river with many small waterfalls and deep pools. It flows through Donard Forest and ] and is crossed by five bridges. Some of the water from this river supplies the houses in the surrounding area of the south end of Newcastle. | |||
| It is quite a fast flowing river with many small waterfalls and deep pools. The bedrock is composed of ] in the upper parts, becoming dark ] lower down.<ref>{{cite book | title=Granite and Grit: A Walker's Guide to the Geology of British Mountains | publisher=frances lincoln ltd | author=Turnbull, Ronald | year=2010 | pages=10 | isbn=9780711231801}}</ref> It flows through Donard Forest and ] and is crossed by five bridges. The path that runs alongside the river is commonly used by walkers climbing Slieve Donard.<ref>{{cite book | title=The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits | publisher=Cicerone Press Limited | author=Dillon, Paddy | year=2010 | pages=210 | isbn=9781852841102}}</ref> | |||
| There is an unusually prominent ] situated beside the river just before it enters the forest. It was built by the third earl of Annseley in the 1830s to serve his Donard lodge residence.<ref>{{cite book | title=Technology and the Big House in Ireland: C. 1800 - C. 1930 | publisher=Cambria Press | author=Carson, Charles J. T. | year=2009 | pages=123 | isbn=9781604976359}}</ref> | |||
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| File:The Glen River discharging into Dundrum Bay - geograph.org.uk - 1474496.jpg|The mouth of the river | |||
| File:The Donard Icehouse - geograph.org.uk - 437617.jpg|The Donard Icehouse | |||
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| ==References== | |||
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54°11′24″N 5°54′50″W / 54.190°N 5.914°W / 54.190; -5.914
Not to be confused with Glen River, County Donegal.
Glen River is a short river in County Down, Northern Ireland. The two mile course flows north east from the foot of Slieve Commedagh and Slieve Donard in the Mourne Mountains into Dundrum Bay at Newcastle, descending 1,500 feet (460 m).
It is quite a fast flowing river with many small waterfalls and deep pools. The bedrock is composed of granite in the upper parts, becoming dark shale lower down. It flows through Donard Forest and Donard Park and is crossed by five bridges. The path that runs alongside the river is commonly used by walkers climbing Slieve Donard.
There is an unusually prominent ice house situated beside the river just before it enters the forest. It was built by the third earl of Annseley in the 1830s to serve his Donard lodge residence.
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The mouth of the river
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The Donard Icehouse
References
- Evans, Emyr Estyn (1967). Mourne Country: Landscape and Life in South Down. Dundalgan P. p. 18.
- Turnbull, Ronald (2010). Granite and Grit: A Walker's Guide to the Geology of British Mountains. frances lincoln ltd. p. 10. ISBN 9780711231801.
- Dillon, Paddy (2010). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone Press Limited. p. 210. ISBN 9781852841102.
- Carson, Charles J. T. (2009). Technology and the Big House in Ireland: C. 1800 - C. 1930. Cambria Press. p. 123. ISBN 9781604976359.
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