Knocknarea
Knocknarea is a large prominent hill west of Sligo town in County Sligo, 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include St Anne’s Church of Ireland and Carrowmore.
Carrowmore
Archaeological site
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Carrowmore is a large group of megalithic monuments on the Coolera Peninsula to the west of Sligo, Ireland. They were built in the 4th millennium BC, during the Neolithic.
Cummeen Court Cairn
Archaeological site
Cummeen Court Cairn is a court cairn and National Monument located in County Sligo, Ireland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strandhill and Knocknahur.
Strandhill
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Strandhill is a village in County Sligo, 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.
Knocknahur
Locality
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knocknahur, also known as Ransboro, is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes examples of ringforts, souterrains and enclosures in the neighbouring townlands of Knocknahur North and Knocknahur South.
Beltra
Locality
Photo: P L Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beltra is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. Beltra is situated between the Ox Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. There is a public house named AJ's situated near Beltra woods and Beltra Post Office.
Knocknarea
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 327 metres
- Description: mountain in Ireland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.25876° or 54° 15′ 32″ northLongitude
-8.5745° or 8° 34′ 28″ westElevation
327 metres (1,073 feet)Open location code
9C6H7C5G+G6OpenStreetMap ID
node 332373487OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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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
Explore places such as Woodpark and Luffertan.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Maeve’s Cairn and Knocknarea passage tombs.
County Sligo: Must-Visit Destinations
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