River Skane Explained

River Skane
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Ireland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:County Meath
Mouth:River Boyne
Mouth Coordinates:53.6086°N -6.6441°W

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]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abhainn Scéine. Placenames Database of Ireland. 28 March 2023.
  2. County Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow. 30 November 2021. Discovery. 1:50,000. Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSI). 50. 8. subscription. 28 March 2023.
  3. Water quality monitoring during the construction of the M3 motorway in Ireland. L.. Cocchiglia. M.. Kelly-Quinn. M.. Bruen. J.. O’Sullivan. P.. Purcell. June 2012. Water and Environment Journal. Wiley-Blackwell. John Wiley & Sons. 26. 2. 6. 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2011.00274.x . 2012WaEnJ..26..175P . 10197/4140 . 28 March 2023. free.