Portmore Lough
Portmore Lough (from Irish: Loch an Phoirt Mhóir meaning "lake of the great landing place") is a small lake in southwest County Antrim, Northern Ireland that drains water into nearby Lough Neagh. It is roughly circular and covers an area of 286 hectares. The Lough and its shoreland is designated a Ramsar site, a Special Protection area (SPA) and an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI).[1]
The lough is near the site of the former Portmore Castle, erected in 1664 and removed in 1761.[2] It is also the presumed location of the Portmore Ornament Tree whose demise in a windstorm of 1760 is lamented in the Irish folk song, "Bonny Portmore." One source refer to Portmore Lough as Lough Beg (Loch Bheag, or "small lake"), which is an alternative name for the same lough.
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