There are many wonderful sculptures in the forest including; the Irish Hare, the Fox, the Badger, the Otter, the Pine Marten, the Frog and the Red Ghosts.
Interactive Map
You can navigate the forest using our Interactive Map below. Use your mouse or touch the crystals on your device to get detailed information relating to specific areas of Dún a Rí Forest Park.
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For mobile devices you can view a PDF version of the map here.
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Old Military Barracks
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Sculptures
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Ice House
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Places of Interest
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The Pine Marten Sculpture
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Cabra Cottage
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The Frog Sculpture
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Fleming's Castle
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Irish Hare Sculpture
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The Fox Sculpture
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The Badger Sculpture
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The Otter Sculpture
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Fleming's Castle
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Cabra Cottage
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Ice House
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The Red Ghosts
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Cromwells Bridge
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The Wishing Well
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Sarah's Well
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This was originally the residence of the Pratt family until they moved to Cabra Castle (now a hotel) in 1814. It was subsequently retained as a shooting lodge ...
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This is reputedly the ruin of a castle built in 1607 by Gerald Fleming at a strategic point above the deep gorge. It is on record that an earlier castle ...
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For a long time, it has been known that ice remains frozen if it is kept cool and dry. This principle was put to good use in Southern Europe in the 16th century ...
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Now an old ruin beside the path between the car park and Fleming's Castle. It was built by the Pratt family and used by Colonel Joseph Pratt as a barracks around 1800 ...
Dún a Rí Forest Park website is a partnership project between Cavan County Council Arts Office and Coillte in association with Kingscourt Development Association.
Contact: artsoffice@cavancoco.ie
The wood sculptures at Dún A Rí Forest Park were created by Joey Burns. Joey has been carving / sculpting wood since 1988.
Learn more about Joey Burns by visiting his website www.irishwoodsculpture.ie