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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: townland in Ballymascanlan, County Louth, Ireland
- Also known as: “Ballymascanlon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Proleek Dolmen.
Proleek Dolmen
Archaeological site
Photo: DarranRaff, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Proleek Dolmen is a dolmen and national monument in County Louth, Ireland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dundalk and Jonesborough.
Dundalk
Dundalk is the county town of County Louth on the east coast of the Republic of Ireland, 7 km south of the border with Northern Ireland. It's industrial and residential but there are scenic areas to the north, especially the Cooley peninsula.Jonesborough
Village
Photo: John Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jonesborough or Jonesboro is a small village and civil parish in the Ring of Gullion in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is about 5 miles south of Newry and lies 1,000 yards from the border with County Louth in the Republic of Ireland. Jonesborough is situated 7 km north of Ballymascanlan.
Forkhill
Village
Photo: Ron Murray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Forkhill or Forkill is a small village and civil parish in south County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It has a small bridge connecting the town. It is called the forkhill Bridge. Forkhill is situated 9 km northwest of Ballymascanlan.
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″ northLongitude
-6.35083° or 6° 21′ 3″ westElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
9C6M2JHX+8MOpenStreetMap ID
node 52262844OpenStreetMap 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
Explore places such as Bellurgan Point and Dowdallshill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ballymascanlon House Hotel and Saint Mary’s.
County Louth: Must-Visit Destinations
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ballymascanlan”. Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.