Gortnawinny Lough

Gortnawinny Lough is a lake in County Monaghan, Ulster. Gortnawinny Lough is situated nearby to the locality Cavan, as well as near Clonkirk.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Tiernach’s Park and Clones Round Tower.

St Tiernach’s Park

Stadium

Photo: Derry Boi, Public domain.

St Tiernach's Park is the principal GAA stadium of Ulster GAA located in County Monaghan, Ireland. It is used mainly for Gaelic football. Such is its association with the town of Clones, which is located to the south, that the venue itself is often referred to simply as Clones.

Clones Round Tower

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Clones Round Tower is situated 3 km south of Gortnawinny Lough.

St Tighearnach’s Church, Clones

Church

Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Tighearnach’s Church, Clones is situated 3 km southwest of Gortnawinny Lough.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clones and Magheraveely.

Clones

Photo: Ian R Maxwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clones is a town in County Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland, with a population of 1900 in 2022. It's in the north of the country, close to the border with Northern Ireland which here twists and turns in unusual ways.

Magheraveely

Village

Magheraveely is a small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census, it had a population of people 254. It is within the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area. Magheraveely is situated 4½ km west of Gortnawinny Lough.

Rosslea

Village

Photo: Brian Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rosslea, locally Roslea, is a small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, near the border with County Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland. It stands on the Finn River, amid a number of small natural lakes. Rosslea is situated 5 km northeast of Gortnawinny Lough.

Gortnawinny Lough

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: County Monaghan, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.20333° or 54° 12′ 12″ north

Longitude

-7.215° or 7° 12′ 54″ west

Elevation

61 metres (200 feet)

Open location code

9C6J6Q3M+8X

GeoNames ID

3309895

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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