Glenasmole
Glenasmole
Gleann an Smóil | |
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 The valley looking north along theRiver Dodder,the Bohernabreena Reservoir can be seen in the distance | |
| Coordinates:53°13′59″N6°21′23″W/ 53.233010°N 6.356268°W | |
| Location | County Dublin,Ireland |
| Range | Dublin Mountains |
| Part of | Wicklow Mountains |
| Highest elevation | 757 m (2,484 ft) (Kippure) |
Glenasmole(Irish:Gleann an Smóil) is a valley in theDublin Mountainsin the south ofCounty Dublin,Ireland.The valley itself is around 200 m (660 ft) in elevation and is surrounded by mountains exceeding 600 m (2,000 ft) in elevation.Kippure,at 757 m (2,484 ft), is the highest mountain along the valley ridge and is also thehighest pointin County Dublin. TheRiver Dodderrises at Kippure and flows through the valley, reaching the sea atDublin Bay.[1]The Glenasmole Valley is an EU-designatedSpecial Area of Conservation.[2]
The Dodder feeds the two reservoirs at the centre of the valley, known as the Bohernabreena Reservoirs (Irish:Taiscumar Bóthar na Bruíne). The reservoirs, constructed between 1883 and 1887, supply 18.2 million litres of water per day. Despite being withinSouth Dublin's local authority area, the reservoirs and accompanying waterworks are owned and operated byDublin City Council.[3]
The area around the valley is rural in nature and has a population of 415 according to the 2016 Census. There are no nucleated villages in the valley as most dwellings areone-off houses.Thesmall areaencompassing the valley covers 30 square kilometres (7,413 acres), giving it a population density of 14.9 people per square km, making it the most sparsely populated region in County Dublin.[4]
References[edit]
- ^Strategic Environmental Assessment – Scoping Report(PDF)(Report). Dublin City Council. June 2008. p. 13. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 13 June 2011.Retrieved17 August2010.
- ^"Glenasmole Valley SAC".National Parks and Wildlife Service.Retrieved6 October2022.
- ^"Glenasmole".Retrieved31 October2021.
- ^"AIRO Maynooth 2016 Census Mapping".Archived fromthe originalon 28 April 2021.Retrieved31 October2021.