Knockvicar
Knockvicar is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located on the R285 regional road, between Boyle and Carrick-on-Shannon near Lough Key Forest Park in the north of the county.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Brian Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet with 294 residents
- Description: village in County Roscommon, Ireland
- Also known as: “Cnoc an Bhiocaire”, “Cnoc an Bhiocáire”, and “Knockvicar Bridge”
Places of Interest
Highlights include McDermott’s Castle.
McDermott’s Castle
Photo: Carlo Cretaro, CC BY 2.0.
McDermott's Castle is a castle and protected national monument located in County Roscommon, Ireland. The site of a fortification since at least the 13th century, the structure's tower house may date from the 16th century, with much of the current building dating to the 19th century. McDermott’s Castle is situated 2½ km southwest of Knockvicar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cootehall and Keadew.
Cootehall
Village
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 7 km northeast of Knockvicar.
Boyle
Photo: Colmmc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boyle is a market town in County Roscommon in northwest Ireland, with a population in 2022 of 2900. It's at the foot of the Curlew Mountains near Lough Key; its main attractions are King House, its ruined abbey, and water activities on the lough.
Knockvicar
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: County Roscommon, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.99917° or 53° 59′ 57″ northLongitude
-8.19447° or 8° 11′ 40″ westPopulation
294Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)Open location code
9C5HXRX4+M6OpenStreetMap ID
node 52219539OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2963078Wikidata ID
Q1980036
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Russian—“Knockvicar” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Knockvicar”
- Dutch: “Knockvicar”
- Georgian: “ნოკვიკარი”
- Irish: “Cnoc an Bhiocáire”
- Irish: “Cnoc an Viocáire”
- Russian: “Ноквикар”
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