Glenshane Pass
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The Sperrin mountains from the Glenshane Pass road
The Glenshane Pass (from Irish Gleann Seáin, meaning 'Shane's valley') is a major mountain pass cutting through the Sperrin Mountains in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is in the townland of Glenshane Pass on the main Derry to Belfast route, the A6.
A large wildfire broke out in Glenshane Pass in late June 2018, burning more than 600 acres of dry gorse in the pass by 27 June.
Contents
1 Features
2 History
2.1 The Troubles
3 References
Features[edit]
It is a Special Area of Conservation. Carn/Glenshane Pass is a large area of intact blanket bog, characterised by undulating topography and including a large, well-developed hummock and pool system within a thick mantle of blanket peat.[1] It is also classed as an Area of Special Scientific Interest.[2] The Ponderosa is claimed as being the highest public house in the island of Ireland, situated 946 feet (288 metres) above sea level.[3]
History[edit]
The Glenshane Pass is claimed as being named after Shane Crossagh Ó Maoláin a notorious rapparee, or highwayman, who roamed the highways of County Londonderry and County Tyrone in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century.[4]
The Troubles[edit]
- On 24 June 1972, three British Army soldiers were killed by a landmine explosion on the Glenshane Pass.[5] Their Land Rover was destroyed by two IEDs consisting of 120 lbs of explosive packed in milk churns.[6]
- On 17 March 1978, a British Army soldier was shot dead in a gun battle with IRA gunmen near the Glenshane Pass. Some reports said he was involved in a covert observation post when he spotted two suspected gunmen. He stood up to challenge the men and was fatally wounded, but he shot back wounding one man.[6]
References[edit]
^ "Carn – Glenshane Pass". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 2008-06-26..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "Carn/Glenshane Pass". Environment and Heritage Service. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
^ Brankin, Una (14 August 2014). "The Ponderosa: Tall tale of highest pub in Ireland". The Belfast Telegraph.
^ Deeney, Niall (5 February 2013). "The bandit who escaped 'the Devil's Claws' – Shane Crossagh O'Mullan". The Londonderry Sentinel.
^ "Members of the Army Air Corps killed as a result of the Troubles in Northern Ireland from 1958". Palace Barracks Memorial Garden. Archived from the original on 7 December 2002. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
^ ab "Members of The Parachute Regiment killed as a result of the Troubles in Northern Ireland from 1971". Palace Barracks Memorial Garden. Archived from the original on 12 January 2003. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
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Coordinates: 54°52′48″N 6°47′27″W / 54.88006°N 6.79084°W / 54.88006; -6.79084
Categories:
- Landforms of County Londonderry
- Roads in Northern Ireland
- Special Areas of Conservation in Northern Ireland
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