Ballymascanlan
Ballymascanlan, otherwise Ballymascanlon, is a small village and townland in County Louth, Ireland. It is 4 km north-east of Dundalk on the Cooley Peninsula, on the road to Carlingford. The village is in a civil parish of the same name.
- Type: Village
- Description: townland in Ballymascanlan, County Louth, Ireland
- Also known as: “Ballymascanlon”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Proleek Dolmen.
Proleek Dolmen
Archaeological site
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dundalk and Jonesborough.
Dundalk
Dundalk is the county town of County Louth on the east…Jonesborough
Village
Blackrock
Village
Ballymascanlan
- Categories: human settlement, townland, and locality
- Location: County Louth, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.02833° or 54° 1′ 42″ north
Longitude
-6.35083° or 6° 21′ 3″ west
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
9C6M2JHX+8M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Ballymascanlan” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ballymascanlan”
- Chinese: “巴利马斯坎伦”
- Dutch: “Ballymascanlan”
- Irish: “Baile Mhic Scanláin”
- Russian: “Баллимасканлан”
- Turkish: “Ballymascanlan”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Bellurgan Point and Dowdallshill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Ballymascanlon House Hotel and Saint Mary’s.
County Louth: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Dundalk and Drogheda.
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