A very tidy campsite near Lough Arrow. The wind was too strong for fly-fishing so we made do with a run and Caro did a bike ride. The surrounding hills are dotted with megalithic tombs and a long distance trail called The Miners Trail hints that the local economy relied on coal mining for around 400 years, until the last mine and associated power station closed near here in 1990.

Lough Arrow
The campsite at Lough Arrow
View of the Lough from the campsite.
A little run down the local peninsular
Canal over the peninsula
Typical Lough view.
Typical local
Fishing boats on Lough Arrow. With Baden-Powell’s house in the distance.
A ruined abbey on the shores of the Lough
Irish postbox; green, as you might expect!