Lough Arrow

Lough Arrow is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. This large, scenic lake covers an area of 12.47 square kilometres and lies mostly in with a smaller part in . It is a popular trout fishing lake.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery and Heapstown Cairn.

Archaeological site
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Carrowkeel is a cluster of passage tombs in south , Ireland. They were built in the 4th millennium BC, during the Neolithic era. The monuments are on the , overlooking Lough Arrow, and are sometimes called the Bricklieve tombs. is situated 3½ km west of Lough Arrow.

Archaeological site
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is a large ancient cairn and protected National Monument in , . It was built in the Neolithic, around 3000 BC, and is believed to cover a passage tomb. is situated 4 km northwest of Lough Arrow.

Ruins
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is a ruins, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Lough Arrow.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballinafad and Geevagh.

Village
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is a village in the south of in the west of Ireland. The village overlooks Lough Arrow, and is itself overlooked by the ruins of . is situated 4 km south of Lough Arrow.

Locality
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is a village in the south-east corner of , , on the R284 regional road. The name, meaning "the windy ", describes a climatic feature of the village and its surrounding countryside. is situated 6 km northeast of Lough Arrow.

Village
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Ballyfarnon is a village in northern , . Built on the River Feorish at the foot of Arigna Mountain, it lies between Loughs and with Lough Arrow, , Lough Bo and Lough-na-Sool nearby. is situated 8 km east of Lough Arrow.

Lough Arrow

Latitude
54.06389° or 54° 3′ 50″ north
Longitude
-8.325° or 8° 19′ 30″ west
Elevation
51 metres (167 feet)
Open location code
9C6H3M7G+H2
Geo­Names ID
2966875
Wiki­data ID
Q1871350
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Lough Arrow” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Arrow aintzira”
  • French: “Lough Arrow”
  • German: “Lough Arrow”
  • Irish: “Loch Arbhach”
  • Polish: “Lough Arrow”
  • Turkish: “Lough Arrow”

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