Lough all around you on every step of canal walk ; WALK THIS WAY

Belfast Telegraph | April 11, 2009| | Copyright

Six rivers pour into the largest freshwater lake in Britain and Ireland but only one spills out -- the Lower Bann. The river makes its exit from Lough Neagh at Toome, where it starts its journey north to meet the Atlantic near Castlerock.

Excavation work on Toome Canal has unearthed the remains of the late 17th century Toome Castle, one of several defensive castles constructed around the Lough shore during the 1600s. During this excavation, evidence of earlier medieval occupation of this area was also recorded.

This 2km off-road walk follows a paved pathway along the banks of Toome Canal to ...

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