THE VARTRY RESERVOIR DRIVE

Starting near Laragh, the Vartry Reservoir Drive take you along the Upper and Lower Vartry Reservoirs near Roundwood. An earthen dam was built over the Vartry River between 1862 and 1868 to construct the Lower Reservoir which holds 11.3 billion litres of water and goes to a depth of 18.3 metres. The smaller Upper Reservoir was built later in 1923, holding 5.6 billion litres of water. This drive finishes at picturesce village of Roundwood, one of the highest villages in Ireland 238 metres above sea level.