River Skane
The River Skane near Drumree, Knockmark, flowing west; looking east
Location
CountryIreland
CountyCounty Meath
Physical characteristics
MouthRiver Boyne
 • coordinates
53°36′31″N 6°38′39″W / 53.6086°N 6.6441°W / 53.6086; -6.6441

The River Skane (Irish: Abhainn Scéine) is a small river or stream in County Meath, Republic of Ireland, that is a tributary of the River Boyne.

Course

The River Skane rises in west Dunshaughlin, and flows westerly. After flowing underneath the R125 regional road and the M3 motorway, the River Skane marks the boundary between the civil parish of Knockmark (west) and the civil parish of Dunshaughlin (east). The River Skane then reaches the townland of Drumree in Knockmark where it assumes a northerly course. It flows adjacent to the townlands of Leshemstown in Dunshaughlin then Clowanstown in the civil parish of Killeen to its east, and the townlands of Mooretown and then Warrenstown in Knockmark to its west. It then flows westerly, through the woods of Dunsany Wood and Railway Woods, before resuming its northerly course into Kilmessan. It continues this course—receiving the waters of the River Gabhra and River Lismullin—and flows into the River Boyne in Navan.[1][2]

Characteristics

The River Skane generally has a width of 4–5 metres and a depth of 0.2–1 metre. According to a 2012 study of the River Skane's water quality funded by the National Roads Authority, the river was "moderately polluted."[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Abhainn Scéine". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  2. ↑ County Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow (Map) (8 ed.). 1:50,000. Discovery. Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSI). 30 November 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  3. ↑ Cocchiglia, L.; Kelly-Quinn, M.; Bruen, M.; O’Sullivan, J.; Purcell, P. (June 2012). "Water quality monitoring during the construction of the M3 motorway in Ireland". Water and Environment Journal. Wiley-Blackwell. John Wiley & Sons. 26 (2): 6. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

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