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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery and Ballinafad Castle.

Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery

Archaeological site

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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

Photo: Daniel Waters, Co. Sligo, Ireland, CC BY 2.0.

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″ north

Longitude

-8.37083° or 8° 22′ 15″ west

Elevation

251 metres (823 feet)

Open location code

9C6H2JQH+8M

GeoNames ID

3310879

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