Bindoo Explained

Bindoo is a townland in the civil parish of Kildrumsherdan in County Cavan, Ireland.[1] It has an area of approximately .[2] Evidence of ancient settlement in the townland includes a ringfort (rath) site.[3]

The townland, located close to Cootehill, is home to a wind farm which was erected in 2007.[4] It was developed and operated by Airtricity and, as of mid-2007, was the "second largest Airtricity wind farm" in Ireland.[5] The wind farm has 32 GE 1.5 MW Wind Turbines with a 65-metre hub height and 70 metre rotor diameter giving a total capacity of 48 megawatts.[6]

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54.0048°N -7.1019°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bindoo . Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 24 December 2022 .
  2. Web site: Bindoo Townland, Co. Cavan . townlands.ie . 24 December 2022 .
  3. Web site: Record of Monuments and Places - County Cavan . National Monuments and Historic Properties Service . 1997 . Dublin . 22 .
  4. Web site: Bindoo. https://web.archive.org/web/20070711183847/http://www.airtricity.com/ireland/wind_farms/republic_of_ireland/operating/bindoo/ . 11 July 2007 . airtricity.com .
  5. Airtricity opens 48MW Bindoo wind farm in Co. Cavan . airtricity.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20080720065948/http://www.airtricity.com/ireland/media_center/press_releases/ireland/Bindoo%20opening.pdf. 20 July 2008 . The new facility is the second largest Airtricity wind farm on the island of Ireland .
  6. Web site: Wind farms - Ratrussan-Bindoo (Ireland) . thewindpower.net . 19 November 2022 .

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