Silent Valley Reservoir
The Silent Valley Reservoir is a reservoir located in the Mourne Mountains near Kilkeel, County Down in Northern Ireland. It supplies most of the water for County Down, surrounding counties and most of Belfast.Photo: Wpeterwilliamson, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Slieve Binnian and Ben Crom.
Slieve Binnian
Peak
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Slieve Binnian is one of the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland, 9 km north of Kilkeel. It is the third-highest mountain in Northern Ireland at 747 metres.
Ben Crom
Peak
Photo: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ben Crom is a 526 metres mountain in the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated beside Ben Crom Reservoir, which is upstream from Silent Valley Reservoir.
Ben Crom Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ben Crom Reservoir is a reservoir located in the Mourne Mountains near Kilkeel, County Down, Northern Ireland. Along with Silent Valley Reservoir, which is situated further down the Kilkeel River valley, it supplies water for County Down, surrounding counties and most of Belfast.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Atticall and Annalong.
Atticall
Hamlet
Photo: HENRY CLARK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Attical or Atticall is a small village and townland in the Mourne Mountains of County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Kilkeel and the historic barony of Mourne.
Annalong
Village
Annalong is a seaside village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is at the foot of the Mourne Mountains, 8 miles south of Newcastle. Annalong is in the civil parish of Kilkeel, the barony of Mourne, and the Newry and Mourne District Council area. Annalong is situated 5 miles southeast of Silent Valley Reservoir.
Kilkeel
Town
Photo: David Crozier, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilkeel is a small town and civil parish on the Irish Sea coast of County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the main fishing port on the Down coast, and its harbour is home to the largest fishing fleet in Northern Ireland. Kilkeel is situated 5 miles south of Silent Valley Reservoir.
Silent Valley Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in County Down, Northern Ireland, UK
- Category: body of water
- Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.14203° or 54° 8′ 31″ northLongitude
-6.00215° or 6° 0′ 8″ westElevation
453 feet (138 metres)Operator
Northern Ireland WaterOpen location code
9C6M4XRX+R4OpenStreetMap ID
way 23250154OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Silent Valley Reservoir” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Silent Valley Reservoir”
- German: “Silent Valley Reservoir”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Silent Valley-reservoaret”
- Swedish: “Silent Valley Reservoir”
- Turkish: “Silent Valley Yapay Gölü”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Slievenaglogh and Wee Binnian.
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