Knocknarea

Knocknarea is a large prominent hill west of town in , Ireland, with a height of 327 metres. Knocknarea is visually striking as it has steep limestone cliffs and stands on the Coolera Peninsula overlooking the Atlantic coast.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include St Anne’s Church of Ireland and Carrowmore.

Church

Archaeological site
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is a large group of megalithic monuments on the Coolera Peninsula to the west of , Ireland. They were built in the 4th millennium BC, during the Neolithic.

Archaeological site
is a court cairn and National Monument located in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Strandhill and Knocknahur.

is a village in , 9 km west of Sligo town on the south shore of the bay, with a population in 2022 of 2000. Its name is apt: a great expanse of strand before it and a steep hill behind, the scarp of Knocknarea.

Locality
, also known as Ransboro, is a village in , . Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes examples of ringforts, souterrains and enclosures in the neighbouring townlands of North and South.

Locality
is a village in , . is situated between the and the Atlantic Ocean. There is a public house named AJ's situated near woods and Post Office.

Knocknarea

Latitude
54.25876° or 54° 15′ 32″ north
Longitude
-8.5745° or 8° 34′ 28″ west
Elevation
327 metres (1,073 feet)
Open location code
9C6H7C5G+G6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 332373487
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2963087
Wiki­data ID
Q1777377
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Venetian—“Knocknarea” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Knocknarea
  • Catalan: Knocknarea
  • Cebuano: Knocknarea
  • Dutch: Cnoc na Ri
  • Dutch: Cnoc na Rí
  • Dutch: Knocknarea
  • Dutch: Knocknarra
  • Egyptian Arabic: جبل كنوكناريا
  • French: Knocknarea
  • German: Knocknarea
  • Irish: Cnoc na Riabh
  • Italian: Knocknarea
  • Japanese: ノクナレア
  • Ladin: Knocknarea
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Cnoc na Rí
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Knocknarea
  • Russian: Нокнари
  • Swedish: Knocknarea
  • Venetian: Knocknarea

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Maeve’s Cairn and Knocknarea passage tombs.

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