Carricknahorna
Carricknahorna is a peak in County Sligo, Connacht and has an elevation of 251 metres. Carricknahorna is situated nearby to the locality Knockroe, as well as near Doonaveeragh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery and Ballinafad Castle.
Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery
Archaeological site
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Carrowkeel is a cluster of passage tombs in south County Sligo, Ireland. They were built in the 4th millennium BC, during the Neolithic era. The monuments are on the Bricklieve Hills, overlooking Lough Arrow, and are sometimes called the Bricklieve tombs.
Ballinafad Castle
Ruins
Ballinafad Castle, also known as the Castle of the Curlews, is located in the south of County Sligo, Ireland. It is at the village of Ballinafad, on the east side of the N4 road, overlooking Lough Arrow. Ballinafad Castle is situated 2½ km southeast of Carricknahorna.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballinafad and Boyle.
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 2½ km southeast of Carricknahorna.
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.
Carricknahorna
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 251 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.03833° or 54° 2′ 18″ northLongitude
-8.37083° or 8° 22′ 15″ westElevation
251 metres (823 feet)Open location code
9C6H2JQH+8MGeoNames ID
3310879
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