Black Bog is a raised bog in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, situated about 17km west of Cookstown.[1]
The Black Bog Ramsar site[2] (wetlands of international importance designated under the Ramsar Convention), is 183.42 hectares in area. It lies at Latitude 54° 40' 21" N and Longitude 07° 01' 00" W, south of the C612 road (Blackbog Road) in Formil townland. It was designated a Ramsar site on 14 December 1999. It is a large and relatively intact example of a lowland raised bog.[1]
The area is thickly covered by various Sphagnum species and exhibits an unusual plantcommunity including Empetrum nigrum which locally also provides a high cover and Cladonia impexa in large hummocks. No noteworthy fauna has been reported.[3]