2021

H3623 : Cattle grazing, Crom Estate

taken 5 years ago, 5 km WSW of Newtownbutler, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland

Cattle grazing, Crom Estate
Cattle grazing, Crom Estate
Crom Estate :: H3624

The Crom Estate is a nature reserve located in the south of County Fermanagh, along the shores of Upper Lough Erne. It is owned and managed by the National Trust. The estate comprises 1,350 acres, composed primarily of riparian forest.
The estate is open to the public for recreational activities and weddings.
Like many Ulster country estates, the first house at Crom was built by a Scottish Planter at the beginning of the 17th century. In 1611, as part of the Plantation of Ulster, Michael Balfour, the Laird of Mountwhinney, constructed a house on the lough shore opposite Inishfendra Island. It was burnt down in the early 1760s. The ruins of this castle still survive today. In 1840 a new neo-Tudor Crom Castle was built, designed by Scottish architect Edward Blore. It remains the property of the Earl of Erne and is not open to the public. The estate was given to the National Trust by The 6th Earl of Erne in 1987.

National Trust

A National Trust is an organization dedicated to preserving the cultural or environmental treasures of a particular geographic region. They generally operate as private non-profit organizations, although some receive considerable support from their national government. The first such organization was the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, which is the National Trust of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, formed in 1895 and operating as a charitable organisation.

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Belted Galloway Cattle

The Belted Galloway is a heritage beef breed of cattle originating from Galloway in the west side of southern Scotland, adapted to living on the poor upland pastures and windswept moorlands of the region. The exact origin of the breed is unclear although it is often surmised that the white belt that distinguishes these cattle from the native black Galloway cattle may be as a result of cross breeding with Dutch Lakenvelder belted cattle. It is the belt that gives them their name.
Belted Galloways are primarily raised for their quality marbled beef, although they are sometimes milked and purchased to adorn pastures due to their striking appearance.


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H3623, 48 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 28 October, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! H 3688 2368 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:9.6510N 7:26.1708W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! H 3693 2395
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SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
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