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The incredible 3000 year old Hillforts of Downshill and Coolagad, the two brows of the Irish name for Glen of the Downs - Ghleann Dá Ghrua - sadly mentioned in the literature for the damage done to them by 'State-subsidised forestry' - site of incredible ancient stonework and breath-taking views of the landscape and the sea stretching as far as Northern Ireland ...
On the East side of the Glen of the Downs equi-distant between the 2 Bronze-Age Hillforts is the 18th Century LaTouche estate of Bellevue Demesne, the gardens of which were famous in their time ....
In 1022 King of Dublin Sitric Silkenbeard rode down from his vantage point on Coolagad Hillfort, to fight Uagaire King of Leinster, stationed on Downshill Hillfort, in the Battle of Delgany....
The Glen of the Downs is the site of a 12000 year old Glacial Valley. both sides of its steep banks are covered in beautiful ancient sesille oak. The ancient Three Trouts Stream, its name harkening back to a time when trout were connected with the supernatural and thought to have mystical healing powers, runs through the Glen of the Downs and on through Delgany ...
