Silent Valley Reservoir
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The Silent Valley Reservoir is a reservoir located in the Mourne Mountains near Kilkeel, County Down in Northern Ireland. It supplies most of the water for County Down, surrounding counties and most o
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Panorama of the Silent Valley Reservoir
Binnian Tunnel
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The Binnian Tunnel was constructed between 1947 and 1950/51 and is located under the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland. The main purpose of the tunnel is to divert water from the Annal
Silent Valley Reservoir
…from the absence of bird life during the long construction project. Between 1947 and 1951 over 150 men drove a tunnel underneath Slieve Binnian. The tunnel was built to carry water from the Annalong valley to the Silent Valley Dam, which had been completed in 1933, 14 years earlier. This was to further…
One end of the Binnian Tunnel, showing water discharging into the Silent Valley reservoir