Hogs Island
Hogs Island is an islet in County Roscommon, Connacht. Hogs Island is situated nearby to the locality Tinarinnow Point, as well as near Corrigeenroe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in County Roscommon, Ireland
- Also known as: “Hog’s Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Inchmacnerin Abbey and Holy Trinity Abbey.
Inchmacnerin Abbey
Ruins
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inchmacnerin Abbey is a former monastery and National Monument located in Lough Key, Ireland.
Holy Trinity Abbey
Ruins
Holy Trinity Abbey is a former medieval Premonstratensian priory and National Monument in Lough Key, a lake in County Roscommon, Ireland.
McDermott’s Castle
Photo: Carlo Cretaro, CC BY 2.0.
McDermott's Castle is a castle and protected national monument located in County Roscommon, Ireland. The site of a fortification since at least the 13th century, the structure's tower house may date from the 16th century, with much of the current building dating to the 19th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boyle and Knockvicar.
Boyle
Photo: Colmmc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boyle is a market town in County Roscommon in northwest Ireland, with a population in 2022 of 2900. It's at the foot of the Curlew Mountains near Lough Key; its main attractions are King House, its ruined abbey, and water activities on the lough.
Knockvicar
Hamlet
Photo: Brian Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knockvicar is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located on the R285 regional road, between Boyle and Carrick-on-Shannon near Lough Key Forest Park in the north of the county. Knockvicar is situated 4½ km east of Hogs Island.
Ballinafad
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 6 km northwest of Hogs Island.
Hogs Island
- Categories: island, forest, locality, and landform
- Location: County Roscommon, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.99892° or 53° 59′ 56″ northLongitude
-8.25989° or 8° 15′ 36″ westElevation
55 metres (180 feet)Open location code
9C5HXPXR+H2OpenStreetMap ID
way 186507793OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
3310815Wikidata ID
Q26717918
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hogs Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hogs Island”
- Swedish: “Hogs Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tinarinnow Point and Corrigeenroe.
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