Shantemon Lough
Shantemon Lough is a lake in County Cavan, Ulster. Shantemon Lough is situated nearby to the locality Corratober, as well as near Clonconor.Places of Interest
Highlights include Finn McCools Fingers and St Brigid’s Church.
Finn McCools Fingers
Archaeological site
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Finn McCools Fingers are a set of five standing stones on Shantemon mountain in County Cavan. The name is derived from the story that giant Celtic warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill lost a hand in battle. The stones are arranged in a south-east/north-west orientation.
St Patrick’s College, Cavan
School
Saint Patrick's College is a Roman Catholic all-male secondary school in County Cavan, Ireland. It was founded in 1871 as a minor and major seminary for the Diocese of Kilmore.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cavan Town and Ballyhaise.
Cavan Town
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Cavan is the county town of County Cavan in northwest Ireland. The same name is used for the county, so on this page it's referred to as Cavan Town wherever ambiguity might arise.
Ballyhaise
Village
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Ballyhaise is a village in County Cavan, Ireland. It is situated approximately 7 km north-northeast of Cavan and 11 km, via the N54, from the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland.
Stradone
Village
Stradone is a village located in County Cavan, Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Larah 10 km from Cavan, near the N3 road between Cavan and Virginia.
Shantemon Lough
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in County Cavan, Republic of Ireland
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Cavan, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.00713° or 54° 0′ 26″ northLongitude
-7.30273° or 7° 18′ 10″ westElevation
108 metres (354 feet)Open location code
9C6J2M4W+VWOpenStreetMap ID
way 23619333OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
3309549Wikidata ID
Q33307782
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Satellite Map
Discover Shantemon Lough from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Shantemon Lough” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shantemon Lough”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره شانتيمون لوج”
- French: “Lough Shantemon”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Corratober and Clonconor.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shankill Lower Lake and Shantemon.
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