Carrigadrohid Dam
Carrigadrohid Dam is a dam in County Cork, Munster. Carrigadrohid Dam is situated nearby to Carrigadrohid hydroelectric power station, as well as near the health club The Yoga Nook.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carrigadrohid hydroelectric power station and Carrigadrohid Castle.
Carrigadrohid hydroelectric power station
Power station
Photo: Íochtar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carrigadrohid hydroelectric power station is a hydroelectric plant located on the River Lee in County Cork, Ireland. It is owned and operated by the ESB Group.
Carrigadrohid Castle
Photo: Sole Origami, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carrigadrohid Castle is situated 1 km northeast of Carrigadrohid Dam.
Carrigadrohid Lake
Reservoir
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carrigadrohid Lake is a lake on the River Lee in County Cork, in the province of Munster, in the south of Ireland. Situated upstream of Carrigadrohid village, the lake is actually a reservoir, created for the Carrigadrohid hydroelectric power station, which was erected in the 1950s.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carrigadrohid and Coachford.
Carrigadrohid
Locality
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carrigadrohid is a townland and village in the civil parish of Aghinagh, County Cork, Ireland. It is situated on the north bank of the River Lee, with the nearby village of Canovee to the south.
Coachford
Village
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Coachford is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is located on the north side of the River Lee. The village is located in the civil parish of Magourney. Coachford is situated 5 km east of Carrigadrohid Dam.
Crookstown
Village
Crookstown is a small village in County Cork in Ireland, about 12 km east of the town of Macroom and about 1 km off the N22 Cork–Killarney road. It had a population of 183 at the 2022 census, down from 203 in the 2016 census. Crookstown is situated 7 km south of Carrigadrohid Dam.
Carrigadrohid Dam
- Type: Dam
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.897° or 51° 53′ 49″ northLongitude
-8.86456° or 8° 51′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C3HV4WP+R5OpenStreetMap ID
way 179838629OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Yoga Nook and Canovee GAA Club.
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