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Enagh Lough () is a pair of
lake A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...
s called East lake and Westlake, situated between Judges Road and Temple Road in
Maydown Maydown ( meaning "plain of the stronghold")Placenames NI
is a small
,
County Londonderry County Londonderry (Ulster Scots dialects, Ulster-Scots: ''Coontie Lunnonderrie''), also known as County Derry (), is one of the six Counties of Northern Ireland, counties of Northern Ireland, one of the thirty-two Counties of Ireland, count ...
, Northern Ireland.


Features

Under the surface at the bottom of the lake there is ice age water.
The Honourable The Irish Society The Honourable The Irish SocietyIn full, the "Society of the Governor and Assistants, London, of the New Plantation in Ulster, within the Realm of Ireland". is a consortium of livery companies of the City of London established during the Plantati ...
have leased the fishing rights to the local Enagh Country Park Enterprises as many local residents use the area for angling and walking. Enagh Lough is an outstanding area of natural beauty, with vivid wildlife including
red squirrel The red squirrel (''Sciurus vulgaris''), also called Eurasian red squirrel, is a species of tree squirrel in the genus ''Sciurus''. It is an arboreal and primarily herbivorous rodent and common throughout Eurasia. Taxonomy There have been ...
s and
Pipistrelle bat ''Pipistrellus'' is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae and subfamily Vespertilioninae. The name of the genus is derived from the Italian language, Italian word , meaning "bat" (from Latin "bird of evening, bat"). The size of the ge ...
s, both of which are fast becoming scarce in Northern Ireland. Also situated on the lough is Green Island, also known as Templetown Island or Enagh Crannog, which is accessible by wading.


History

Green Island was created by a clan from
Dungiven Dungiven () is a small town, townland and Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is near the main A6 road (Northern Ireland), A6 Belfast to Derry road, which bypasses the town. It lies where the river ...
. The Bishop of Derry once hid on the island in a tower as he was a wanted man by some. The island is recognised the
Northern Ireland Environment Agency The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) is an executive agency within the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). It is responsible for conservation of Northern Ireland's environment and natural heritage. Ori ...
as a historical monument. All around the lough is hidden history, and just a short walk away is the Enagh Trout Fishery and old graveyard. Strathfoyle Youth Forum are currently working with local wildlife and environmental organisations such as the Ulster Wildlife Trust, in hope that the areas wildlife can be protected and walkways and fishing jetties created. On 29 August 1944, during
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a
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(DP872) was returning to its base at
East Haven, Angus East Haven is a fishing village in the subdivisions of Scotland, council area of Angus, Scotland. It is situated east of Carnoustie and south west of Arbroath. The closest city, Dundee, is to the west. East Haven has a long history and is f ...
, Scotland from
RNAS Maydown (HMS Shrike) Royal Naval Air Station Maydown (RNAS Maydown; or HMS ''Shrike'') is a former Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm airbase located northeast of Derry, County Londonderry and west of Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Units A number of units ...
. The aircraft crashed into Enagh Lough with the loss of all three crew. In May 1971, there was a huge Naval recovery operation to find the wreckage of the aircraft. In August 2022 two 16-year-old boys drowned in the lough.


References


External links


Derryghosts.com - Enagh mentioned in a ghost story
{{authority control Lakes of County Londonderry Aviation accidents and incidents locations in Northern Ireland