Bindoo is a townland in the civil parish of Kildrumsherdan in County Cavan, Ireland.[1] It has an area of approximately 0.9 square kilometres (0.35 sq mi).[2] Evidence of ancient settlement in the townland includes a ringfort (rath) site.[3]
The townland, located close to Cootehill, is home to a wind farm which was erected in 2007.[4] It was developed and operated by Airtricity and, as of mid-2007, was the "second largest Airtricity wind farm" in Ireland.[5] The wind farm has 32 GE 1.5 MW Wind Turbines with a 65-metre hub height and 70 metre rotor diameter giving a total capacity of 48 megawatts.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Bindoo". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Bindoo Townland, Co. Cavan". townlands.ie. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Record of Monuments and Places - County Cavan" (PDF). Dublin: National Monuments and Historic Properties Service. 1997. p. 22.
- ^ "Bindoo". airtricity.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2007.
- ^ "Airtricity opens 48MW Bindoo wind farm in Co. Cavan" (PDF). airtricity.com (Press release). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2008.
The new facility is the second largest Airtricity wind farm on the island of Ireland
- ^ "Wind farms - Ratrussan-Bindoo (Ireland)". thewindpower.net. Retrieved 19 November 2022.