Curragh Plains
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Curragh Plains is a large open grassland area in County Kildare, Ireland, renowned for its historic military camp and as the heart of Irish horse racing and training.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Curragh | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical area
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grassland ⓘ plain ⓘ |
| administrativeArea | County Kildare County Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | oceanic climate ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecoregionType | temperate grassland ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
agricultural grazing
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military ⓘ sport and recreation ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Curragh Camp
NERFINISHED
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The Curragh Racecourse NERFINISHED ⓘ horse training grounds ⓘ military training grounds ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | area of historical importance ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
British Army camp
ⓘ
Irish Army camp ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Irish horse racing
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military camp ⓘ open grassland landscape ⓘ racehorse training ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | County Kildare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Kildare town
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newbridge NERFINISHED ⓘ The Curragh Racecourse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | island of Ireland ⓘ |
| nearTransportRoute |
M7 motorway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
R445 road ⓘ |
| notableActivity |
army manoeuvres
ⓘ
flat horse racing ⓘ |
| notableFacility |
Curragh Camp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Curragh Racecourse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Irish Defence Forces training estate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish horse racing circuit ⓘ |
| significance |
heart of Irish flat racing
ⓘ
important Irish military site ⓘ major centre of Irish horse industry ⓘ |
| terrainType | open grassland ⓘ |
| usedFor |
equine training
ⓘ
horse breeding and racing activities ⓘ military training ⓘ |
| vegetationType | grassland and heath ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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Curragh