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Loughareema

The lake that fills and empties itself at random.

Ballycastle, Northern Ireland

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Situated on the coast road, just a few miles from the seaside town of Ballycastle, "The Vanishing Lake" is a chalk sinkhole that occasionally gets blocked up when peat washes into it.

Water draining off from surrounding land fills the lake up, sometimes flooding the nearby road after particularly heavy rains. One such flood claimed the lives of a Colonel John Magee McNeille, his coachman, and two horses back in 1898.

Once the blockage is cleared,or the aquifer beneath can accept more water, the "Vanishing Lake"... vanishes.

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  • 10 unsung attractions in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
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  • The Geological Survey of Ireland - The Ulster Chalk
  • http://www.gsi.ie/Programmes/Groundwater/Karst+Booklet/The+Ulster+Chalk.htm
Loughareema
Ballycastle, Northern Ireland, BT54 6WL
United Kingdom
55.157113, -6.108098
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