Lough Melvin

Lough Melvin is a lake in the northwest of the island of Ireland on the border between and . It is internationally renowned for its unique range of plants and animals.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Ireland between County Leitrim and County Fermanagh
  • Also known as: Loch Meilbhe

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buckode and Garrison.

Hamlet
is a small village and townland in , . It lies south of Lough Melvin on the R281 regional road. is situated 3 km west of Lough Melvin.

Village
is a village near Lough Melvin in , . The runs through the village. In the 2021 census it had a population of 411 people. It is situated within district. is situated 5 km east of Lough Melvin.

Village
or Rosinver is a small village in north , . The village is home to a retired monastery of the same name and is at the southern shore of Lough Melvin, home to two rare species of trout – the Gillaroo and the Sonaghan – as well as the common brown trout. is situated 6 km southeast of Lough Melvin.

Lough Melvin

Latitude
54.43333° or 54° 26′ north
Longitude
-8.16667° or 8° 10′ west
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Open location code
9C6HCRMM+88
Geo­Names ID
2962642
Wiki­data ID
Q3776146
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Satellite Map

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

In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Lough Melvin” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Melvin aintzira
  • Cebuano: Lough Melvin
  • Dutch: Lough Melvin
  • French: Loch Meilbhe
  • French: Lough Melvin
  • Irish: Loch Meilbhe
  • Irish: Lough Melvin
  • Japanese: メルヴィン湖
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Lough Melvin
  • Russian: Лох-Мелвин
  • Scottish Gaelic: Loch Meilbhe
  • Scottish Gaelic: Lough Melvin
  • Turkish: Lough Melvin

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bridgetown and Askill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Inishkeen and Inishtemple.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lough Melvin”. Photo: Dr Charles Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0.