Ballysaggart Lough, Dungannon

Name: Ballysaggart Lough
Address: Dungannon, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Dungannon

Nature, Top attraction, Natural attraction, Lake

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Ballysaggart Lough or Black Lough is a lough in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is within the drainage basin of the River Blackwater which flows out of Lough Neagh. It is part of the waterway created to service mills in nearby Moygashel. The lough has an area of 42.5 acres. Bally Saggart Lough came under the ownership of Mid Ulster District Council in 2014 and the Council are looking to improve public access to the Lough. ()

Elevation: 253 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 54°29'40"N, 6°46'41"W

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Dungannon United Kingdom

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Ballysaggart Lough – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Castle Caulfield, Dungannon Library, Charlemont Bridge, Coalisland Canal.

2.4 miW
Forts and castles
Castle Caulfield
62 min walk • Castle Caulfield is a large ruined house situated in Castlecaulfield, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The house was built by Sir Toby Caulfeild between 1611 and 1619. He was granted 1000 acres during the Ulster Plantation.
0.8 miNE
54°30'17"N • 6°46'9"W
Dungannon Library, Dungannon
21 min walk • Library
5 miSE
Bridge
Charlemont Bridge, Moy
129 min walk • Charlemont Bridge is a stone bridge in Moy, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland The bridge spans the River Blackwater connecting the villages of Moy and Charlemont on the old coaching route between Dungannon and Armagh.
5.1 miE
Canal
Coalisland Canal
131 min walk • Coalisland Canal is a canal in County Tyrone in Ulster and is about 7.2 kilometres long. Construction of the canal began in 1733, but progress was slow and it was not officially opened until 1787.
4.1 miNE
Canal
Dukart's Canal
104 min walk • Dukart's Canal was built to provide transport for coal from the Drumglass Collieries to the Coalisland Canal in County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland. It opened in 1777, and used three inclined planes, rather than locks, to cope with changes in level.
5.5 miN
54°34'23"N • 6°45'7"W
Roughan Castle
141 min walk • Forts and castles
1.3 miE
Sport, Sport venue
Stangmore Park
34 min walk • Stangmore Park is a football stadium in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the home ground of Dungannon Swifts, and holds 5,000 spectators, 300 of whom can be seated.
4.4 miNE
Town
Coalisland
113 min walk • Coalisland is a small town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, with a population of 5,682 in the 2011 Census. Four miles from Lough Neagh, it was formerly a centre for coal mining.