Glencar Lough
Glencar Lough, locally known as Glencar Lake, is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It covers an area of 1.15 square kilometres and lies mostly in County Leitrim with a smaller part in County Sligo.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lake
- Description: Freshwater lake in northwest Ireland
- Also known as: “Glen Clear Lake”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sruth in Aghaidh an Aird and Glencar waterfall.
Sruth in Aghaidh an Aird
Waterfall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Sruth in Aghaidh an Aird, is Ireland’s highest waterfall, with a height of 150 metres. It is in the Dartry Mountains in the north-west of Ireland, marking part of the border between County Sligo and County Leitrim.
Truskmore
Peak
Photo: NTF30, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Truskmore is a mountain with a height of 647 metres on the border of County Sligo and County Leitrim in Ireland. It is the highest summit in the Dartry Mountains and the highest in Sligo. Truskmore is situated 4 km north of Glencar Lough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rathcormack and Drumcliff.
Rathcormack
Locality
Photo: Brian Herrity, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rathcormack or Rathcormac is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. It is 6 km north of Sligo town on the N15 road between Benbulbin mountain and the sea. Rathcormack is situated 6 km southwest of Glencar Lough.
Drumcliff
Village
Photo: Ephemeral future, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Drumcliff or Drumcliffe is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. It is 8 km north of Sligo town on the N15 road on a low gravel ridge between the mountain of Ben Bulben and Drumcliff Bay. Drumcliff is situated 7 km west of Glencar Lough.
Fivemilebourne
Locality
Fivemilebourne is a populated area of County Leitrim, Ireland. It lies within the civil parish of Drumlease and the historic barony of Drumahaire. Fivemilebourne is situated 8 km southeast of Glencar Lough.
Glencar Lough
- Category: body of water
- Location: Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Glencar Lough” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Glencar aintzira”
- Cebuano: “Glencar Lough”
- Irish: “Loch Ghleann an Chairthe”
- Spanish: “Lago Glencar”
- Turkish: “Glencar Lough”
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Highlights include Tormore and Dartry Mountains.
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