Cummeen Strand
Cummeen Strand is a tidal flat in County Sligo, Connacht. Cummeen Strand is situated nearby to the locality Scardan, as well as near Cartron.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cummeen Court Cairn and Knocknarea.
Cummeen Court Cairn
Archaeological site
Cummeen Court Cairn is a court cairn and National Monument located in County Sligo, Ireland.
Knocknarea
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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. Knocknarea is situated 3 km southwest of Cummeen Strand.
Coney Island
Island
Coney Island or Inishmulclohy is an island in Sligo Bay, Ireland. It lies across the mouth of Sligo Harbour, between Rosses Point and the Coolera Peninsula, and can be reached from the latter via a tidal causeway. Coney Island is situated 3 km northwest of Cummeen Strand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosses Point and Strandhill.
Rosses Point
Photo: Gerry Gallagher, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rosses Point is a village in County Sligo with a population of 900 in 2022. It's a fishing village at the outflow of Sligo Bay, and "Ross" means the peninsula between that and Drumcliffe Bay further north.
Strandhill
Photo: T0mt0m42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Ballincar
Hamlet
Ballincar is a small village and townland in County Sligo, Ireland. The townland is in the civil parish of Drumcliff, and has an area of approximately 1.6 square kilometres. Ballincar is situated 3½ km northeast of Cummeen Strand.
Cummeen Strand
- Type: Tidal flat
- Category: landform
- Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.28333° or 54° 17′ northLongitude
-8.55° or 8° 33′ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
9C6H7CMX+8XGeoNames ID
2964927
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