Killykeen

Killykeen Forest Park is a 240-hectare natural sanctuary located approximately five miles from Cavan town in County Cavan, Ulster, straddling the scenic waters of Lough Oughter. Managed jointly by Coillte, Ireland's state forestry service, and the National Parks and Wildlife Service, the park combines productive forestry with significant conservation value. Lough Oughter and its associated loughs are protected under EU legislation as both a Special Area of Conservation and a Special Protection Area, particularly for wintering birds. The forest park represents one of Ireland's finest inland examples of flooded drumlins, the characteristic tear-shaped hills formed by glacial activity that give the landscape its distinctive rolling character and create the intricate lake system for which the area is renowned.