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	Strangford Lough - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Strangford Lough (Loch Cuan in Irish) is a lough in County Down, Northern Ireland, separated from the Irish Sea by the Ards peninsula.
		The Lough is a conservation area and its abundant wildlife recognised internationally for its importance.
		Strangford Lough is an important winter migration destination for many wading and sea birds.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Strangford_Lough (262 words)

	Strangford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is situated across Strangford Lough from Portaferry and is the main base for the Strangford Lough ferry service.
		Strangford Castle, located near the harbour in Strangford, is a 16th century tower-house with drop hole at roof level to defend the door.
		One mile north-west of Strangford on a rocky height overlooking Strangford Lough is Audley's Castle, a small gatehouse type tower house with part of an enclosing bawn built in the 15th century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Strangford (234 words)

	NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Strangford Lough
		Areial photo Strangford Lough, kindly supplied by Kevin Beyers/ editor of Welcome to Portaferry The image is located on th ewelcome to Portaferry web page and used with fermission of its owner.
		It was from the Strangford Lough area that Celtic monks spread Christianity throughout Ireland and many parts of Europe.
		Strangford and Portaferry, at the southern entrance of the lough, where the tide sweeps through at a majestic 8 knots and the whirlpools dance and shimmer.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Strangford-Lough (760 words)

	BBC NI - Schools - Primary Focus - Geography - Autumn 1999 - Programme 3
		The marine life of the lough is illustrated by underwater photography and is contrasted with the man-made environment at Exploris, the aquarium at Portaferry.
		Further north in the lough the waters slow and coarse submarine sand dunes are inhabited by a type of sea-cucumber and dog cockles.
		The lough is internationally recognised for its wildlife.
	www.bbc.co.uk /northernireland/schools/4_11/pfocus/geography/autumn1999/pr03.shtml (2359 words)

	Fact File - UK Wetlands - 12 case studies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Strangford Lough is situated in between the Ards and Down districts of County Down, Northern Ireland.
		Strangford Lough is the largest sea lough in the British Isles.
		The lough is an inlet of the Irish Sea.
	www.wwtlearn.org.uk /factfile/strangford-lough.htm (476 words)

	Strangford Lough: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The ards peninsula in county down, northern ireland separates strangford lough from the north channel on irelands northeast coast....
		Strangford Lough is an important winter migration[Click link for more facts about this topic] destination for many wading and sea birds[For more info, click on this link].
		Lough corrib (loch coiribe in irish) is a lake in the west of ireland....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/st/strangford_lough.htm (411 words)

	Strangford Lough Ferry - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The channel connecting the Irish Sea and Strangford Lough is five miles long and half a mile wide.
		Strangford also had the first steam ferry in Ireland, thirty-six years before Belfast could boast a steam ferry on the River Lagan.
		Her maiden trip was a romantic one as on board were the eldest daughter of Mr Andrew Nugent, of Portaferry House and Mr James Stronge of Tynan Abbey, County Armagh; they had married earlier the same day.
	www.roadsni.gov.uk /Strangford_Ferry/history.htm (504 words)

	NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Portaferry
		Strangford Lough is the largest sea inlet in the British Isles.
		Portaferry (Port an Pheire in Irish) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland, lying on Strangford Lough.
		Portaferry Marina is situated on the east shore of The Narrows, the gateway to Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Portaferry (851 words)

	Portaferry
		Portaferry and Strangford are sited one to the north-east, the other to the south-west, of the narrow channel, seven miles long, that joins Strangford Lough to the Irish Sea.
		The Vikings of Lough Cuan (the ancient name for Strangford Lough) raided or traded as far afield as Dunseverick Castle on the North Antrim coast, and Armagh, in the tenth century.
		Strangford in 1837 had a population of 583; in the 1966 census its population was 450.
	freespace.virgin.net /mp.hearth/P'ferry.html (1398 words)

	Strangford Lough - an area of outstanding beauty
		This 15 mile long sea Lough, scattered with small islands, lies cradled at the heart of County Down and is home to a rich variety of marine and maritime wildlife.
		The islands and less accessible parts of the Lough are also nurseries for common and grey seal pups, the mothers finding a quiet spot to hide their young while they go about their business of finding food.
		One of the charms of Strangford Lough and its wildlife is its accessibility.
	www.discovernorthernireland.com /article.aspx?ArticleID=777&Layout=SeaNI (531 words)

	Strangford Lough - Special Area of Conservation - SAC
		The ‘Dorn’ is a silled lagoon on the eastern side of Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland.
		Reefs in Strangford Lough vary from tide-swept bedrock and large boulders in the main channel of the Narrows, through sand-scoured bedrock and boulders at either end of the channel, to more sheltered bedrock and boulders in the main central portion of the Lough and in parts of the intertidal.
		Tide-swept bedrock is restricted to the Strangford Narrows, where rock surfaces are entirely clothed in suspension-feeding species, notably the soft coral dead-men’s fingers Alcyonium digitatum, sponges, especially Pachymatisma johnstonia and the rock-boring Cliona celata (which reaches massive proportions), ascidians, particularly Dendrodoa grossularia and Corella parallelogramma, and sea-anemones including Metridium senile.
	www.jncc.gov.uk /ProtectedSites/SACselection/sac.asp?EUCode=UK0016618 (1071 words)

	Strangford - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Strangford, United Kingdom parliamentary constituency in County Down, Northern Ireland.
		Strangford Lough (Irish, Loch Cuan), inlet of the Irish Sea in County Down, Northern Ireland.
		Seals are bred at Strangford Lough and birdwatching is common there.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Strangford.html (100 words)

	Irish American Post
		Strangford Lough, 33 kilometers long by six kilometers wide, the largest sea inlet in the British Isles, is one of Ulster’s most popular tourist destinations.
		Strangford Lough was where two young men, friends since boyhood, spent their Saturdays in their own private retreat away from the bustle and grind of the weekday city.
		Strangford was showing the face that led the Viking invaders of the Tenth Century to call it, Strangfjorthr, ‘the turbulent fjord’.
	gaelicweb.com /irishampost/year2003/11oct-nov/featured/featured03.html (1932 words)

	Ireland Travel Guide: County Down
		The area south of here, between Strangford Lough and Dundrum Bay, is known as the Lecale region, and has many associations with Ireland ’s patron saint, so is often called St. Patrick’s Country.
		He landed for the first time in Ireland on the shore of Strangford Lough in 442 AD and is believed to be buried at Downpatrick.
		Bangor is on the northern coast of the Ards Peninsula, at the mouth of Helen’s Bay on Belfast Lough.
	www.authenticireland.com /travel_guide/down.htm (1652 words)

	Strangford Lough - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Strangford Lough (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The entrance to the lough lies between Strangford and Portaferry in the south, and it is bounded from the sea on the east by the Ards Peninsula, 32 km/20 mi long by 8 km/5 mi wide.
		Violent tides enter the lough through the narrow inlet.
		There are many monastic and castle ruins along the shores of Strangford Lough.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Strangford+Lough (188 words)

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		During the years between AD 400 and 1177 Strangford was part of the maritime kingdom of Dál Fiatach and Dunnyneill may have been used as a strategic watch place for fleet movements.
		Strangford Lough only one of three statutory Marine Nature Reserves in the UK and has been officially designated an Area of Outstanding Beauty.
		The Lough is a large natural harbour and provided refuge for sailors seeking shelter from storms in the Irish Sea.
	members.lycos.co.uk /edyc/heritage-afloat.htm (594 words)

	County Down Tourist Guide: Historical Sites•Attractions•Holiday Resorts•Vacations•Ireland Tourism-Places To ...
		Grey Abbey, near Strangford Lough, is a ruined Cistercian Abbey founded by Affreca, the wife of John de Courcy in 1193.
		Strangford Lough is 15 miles long, 4 miles wide and has a 150 mile coastline.
		The lough has over 100 islands and is Northern Ireland's first marine nature reserve which has been classed as an area of outstanding natural beauty as well as an area of special scientific interest.
	www.guide-to-nireland.com /dowguide.htm (979 words)

	Barholm budget Self-Catering Accommodation - Portaferry, Co Down, N. Ireland - Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Strangford is the largest sea inlet in the British Isles with a meandering shoreline of 15O miles.
		The Lough is connected to the sea by a long narrows where the sea is usually flat and calm.
		All abilities can be catered for in the shelter of Strangford Lough with its wealth of marine life species in an unspoilt environment.
	www.barholmportaferry.co.uk /diving.htm (441 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The loughs of Strangford and Carlingford cut deep into the coast with narrow openings to the Irish sea.
		Strangford Lough is almost enclosed by the Ards Peninsula and is a haven for birdlife and water-based activities.
		St.Patrick arrived in Ireland, as a bishop, at the shores of Strangford Lough in the Lecale region.
	www.iftn.ie /locations/dsp_coastline.cfm?area=Down (257 words)

	Strangford Lough Ferry Service
		To travel the distance between Strangford and Portaferry by road is approximately 75 kilometres and takes about an hour and a half by car.
		This is a 40 percent increase on the capacity of the MV Strangford.
		MV Strangford is in a standby and support role and will operate during peak traffic periods in the summer months.
	www.roadsni.gov.uk /Strangford_Ferry/index.htm (405 words)

	strangford Lough
		The Lough is over 25 kilometres long, 8 kilometres wide, and reaches depths of 60 metres.
		The Lough is connected to the Irish Sea by a long narrow (800 metres in places) channel through which an estimated 350 million cubic metres of water must flow each tide.This results in currents of up to 18 km/hr and dramatic upwellings and whirlpools.
		Strangford Lough boasts an exceptional variety of wildlife, one of the highest concentrations of common seals in Ireland, and is the overwintering stop for two thirds of the entire west European population of Pale-bellied Brent Geese.
	www.cuanoysters.com /strangford/index.html (230 words)

	UK Diving Places To Dive
		Due to the long tradition of shipping in the Lough it is not surprising that its bed is carpeted with wrecks.
		The appeal of the Lough to marine biologists is its very wide range of seabed conditions, influenced by water movements and the enormous diversity of species which are found.
		The scampi prawn is common in the Lough and can often be seen on the mud or outside its burrows.
	www.ukdiving.co.uk /places/inland/articles/ni.htm (411 words)

	Strangford Lough - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Strangford Lough (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Strangford Lough is an important habitat for wildlife, especially for overwintering Arctic birds.
		Queen's University, Belfast, has a marine biological research station and sea-water aquarium at Portaferry on the south of Ards Peninsula.
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Strangford%20Lough (188 words)

	Northern Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Northern Ireland was covered by an ice sheet for most of the last ice age and on numerous previous occasions, the legacy of which can be seen in the extensive coverage of drumlins in Counties Fermanagh, Armagh, Antrim and particularly Down.
		There are substantial uplands in the Sperrin Mountains (an extension of the Caledonian fold mountains) with extensive gold deposits, granite Mourne Mountains and basalt Antrim Plateau, as well as smaller ranges in South Armagh and along the Fermanagh–Tyrone border.
		The valley of the River Lagan is dominated by Belfast, whose metropolitan area includes over a third of the population of Northern Ireland, with heavy urbanisation and industrialisation along the Lagan Valley and both shores of Belfast Lough.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northern_Ireland (5311 words)

	Hands on Nature - Strangford
		Because Strangford Lough is so big, there's a wealth of wildlife from seals and basking sharks to tens of thousands of birds that make remarkable journeys halfway across the world to get here.
		Strangford Lough is also home to the largest colony of Common Seals in Ireland as well as Pilot Whales and Porpoises.
		The southern tip of Strangford Lough is blessed with fantastic displays of flowers during the Spring especially at Killard Point Nature Reserve.
	www.bbc.co.uk /handsonnature/waterways/strangford_loch.shtml (600 words)

	Strangford Lough Ferry Service - Photo Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		MV Strangford in dry dock during Spring 2004 refit.
		Another view of the MV Strangford during refit in Spring 2004.
		MV Strangford in dry dock in the background (March 2004).
	www.roadsni.gov.uk /Strangford_Ferry/pictures3.htm (167 words)

	BBC - Hands on Nature
		Folklore has it that there are 365 islands in Strangford Lough, one for every day of the year.
		The Wildfowl and Wetland Trust at Castle Espie is situated on the shores of Strangford Lough - bird hides, wildlife walks and collections.
		Killard Point is situated to the south of Strangford Lough north of Ballyhornan.
	www.bbc.co.uk /handsonnature/waterways/strangford_access.shtml (291 words)

	Strangford Lough
		Strangford is the large sea inlet with a meandering shoreline of 150 miles.
		Quitesimply Strangford Lough is unique a marine biologist paradise.
		The appeal of the Lough to marine biologists is a very wide range of seabed conditions, influenced by water movements and the enormous diversity of species which are found.
	www.discovernorthernireland.com /product.aspx?ProductID=3026 (102 words)

	10/10/98-Strangford Lough
		The 16th century Strangford Castle is still a private residence.
		From the southern tip, the lough appears small but it is actually 15 kms long and almost 4 kms at its widest point.
		Vikings sailed into the lough and noticed the strong tidal currents through the strait-hence the town's name -"Strong-fjord".
	www.saraphina.com /moseyuk/101098/101098strangford_lough.htm (401 words)

	Northern Ireland - County Down/Ards Peninsula
		These islands give the lough the appearance of a freshwater lake, at least at the sheltered northern end, about 18 miles from the narrow entrance at Portaferry.
		The lough's rich marine life is on display at the Portaferry aquarium.
		Strangford was a desirable address many centuries before the Anglo-Irish built their great houses.
	www.geographia.com /northern-ireland/ukidwn01.htm (575 words)

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