Bricklieve Mountains
The Bricklieve Mountains or Bricklieve Hills are a range of hills in south County Sligo, Ireland. They are dotted with ancient passage tombs known as the Carrowkeel tombs or Bricklieve tombs.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery and Castlebaldwin 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballinafad and Riverstown.
Ballinafad
Village
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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.
Riverstown
Village
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Riverstown, historically called Ballyederdaowen, is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. Known for its musical tradition it is located at a bridging point of the River Unshin, 17.2 km south of Sligo town and 4 km east of the N4 road. Riverstown is situated 8 km north of Bricklieve Mountains.
Geevagh
Locality
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Geevagh is a village in the south-east corner of County Sligo, Ireland, on the R284 regional road. The name, meaning "the windy ", describes a climatic feature of the village and its surrounding countryside. Geevagh is situated 10 km northeast of Bricklieve Mountains.
Bricklieve Mountains
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 321 metres
- Description: range of hills in Ireland
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.05423° or 54° 3′ 15″ northLongitude
-8.37736° or 8° 22′ 39″ westElevation
321 metres (1,053 feet)Open location code
9C6H3J3F+M3OpenStreetMap ID
node 332373481OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Venetian—“Bricklieve Mountains” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Bricklieve mendiak”
- Cebuano: “Bricklieve Mountains”
- Irish: “An Bricshliabh”
- Ladin: “Bricklieve Mountains”
- Spanish: “Montañas Bricklieve”
- Swedish: “Bricklieve Mountains”
- Venetian: “Bricklieve Mountains”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Barnabinnia and Clarcorragh.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cairn K and Cairn L.
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