Lough Skean

Lough Skean is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located mostly in north County Roscommon with a smaller part in County Sligo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kilronan Castle.

Kilronan Castle

Castle

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Kilronan Castle, previously known as Castle Tenison, is a large country house standing in 40 acres of parkland on the shore of Lough Meelagh in County Roscommon, Ireland, 2 kilometres from the village of Ballyfarnon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballyfarnan and Geevagh.

Ballyfarnan

Village

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Ballyfarnon is a village in northern County Roscommon, Ireland. Built on the River Feorish at the foot of Arigna Mountain, it lies between Loughs Skean and Meelagh with Lough Arrow, Lough Allen, Lough Bo and Lough-na-Sool nearby.

Geevagh

Locality

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Geevagh is a village in the south-east corner of County Sligo, Ireland, on the R284 regional road. The name, meaning "the windy ", describes a climatic feature of the village and its surrounding countryside. Geevagh is situated 4½ km northwest of Lough Skean.

Keadew

Village

Photo: Ed Gaffney, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Keadue, officially Keadew, is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is on the R284 and R285 regional roads close to the borders of County Leitrim and County Sligo. Keadew is situated 5 km east of Lough Skean.

Lough Skean

Type: Lake
Description: body of water
Categories: lagoon and body of water
Location: Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.06222° or 54° 3′ 44″ north

Longitude

-8.21528° or 8° 12′ 55″ west

Elevation

44 metres (144 feet)

Open location code

9C6H3Q6M+VV

GeoNames ID

2961465

Wikidata ID

Q22084118

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Satellite Map

Discover Lough Skean from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Lough Skean” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Lough Skean”
Irish: “Lough Skean”
Turkish: “Lough Skean”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Clooncruffer Bridge and Derrynasallagh Lough.

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