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 County Sligo with a smaller part in County Roscommon. It is a popular trout fishing lake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery and Heapstown Cairn.
Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery
Archaeological site
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Carrowkeel is a cluster of passage tombs in south County Sligo, Ireland. They were built in the 4th millennium BC, during the Neolithic era. The monuments are on the Bricklieve Hills, overlooking Lough Arrow, and are sometimes called the Bricklieve tombs. Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery is situated 3½ km west of Lough Arrow.
Heapstown Cairn
Archaeological site
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Heapstown Cairn is a cairn and National Monument located in County Sligo, Ireland. Heapstown Cairn is situated 4 km northwest of Lough Arrow.
Castlebaldwin Castle
Ruins
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Castlebaldwin Castle is a ruins, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Lough Arrow.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballinafad and Geevagh.
Ballinafad
Village
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Ballinafad is a village in the south of County Sligo in the west of Ireland. The village overlooks Lough Arrow, and is itself overlooked by the ruins of Ballinafad Castle. Ballinafad is situated 4 km south of Lough Arrow.
Geevagh
Locality
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Geevagh is a village in the south-east corner of County Sligo, Ireland, on the R284 regional road. The name, meaning "the windy ", describes a climatic feature of the village and its surrounding countryside. Geevagh is situated 6 km northeast of Lough Arrow.
Ballyfarnan
Village
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Ballyfarnon is a village in northern County Roscommon, Ireland. Built on the River Feorish at the foot of Arigna Mountain, it lies between Loughs Skean and Meelagh with Lough Arrow, Lough Allen, Lough Bo and Lough-na-Sool nearby. Ballyfarnan is situated 8 km east of Lough Arrow.
Lough Arrow
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Ireland
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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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”
- Turkish: “Lough Arrow”
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