Lough Availe
Lough Availe is a pond in County Sligo, Connacht. Lough Availe is situated nearby to the locality Treanscrabbagh, as well as near Carrowkeel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
Castlebaldwin Castle
Ruins
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Castlebaldwin Castle is a ruins, which is situated 3 km northeast of Lough Availe.
Caves of Kesh
Cave
The Caves of Kesh, also known as the Keash Caves or the Caves of Keshcorran, are a series of limestone caves located near the village of Keash, County Sligo, Ireland. Caves of Kesh is situated 4 km west of Lough Availe.
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. Ballinafad is situated 5 km southeast of Lough Availe.
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 Lough Availe.
Ballymote
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Ballymote is a town in County Sligo in the northwest of Ireland. The town's population in 2022 was 1,700. It has a castle dating from 1300 but its main attractions are the prehistoric sites dotted around the surrounding countryside, the best known being Carrowkeel.
Lough Availe
- Type: Pond
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.05611° or 54° 3′ 22″ northLongitude
-8.38944° or 8° 23′ 22″ westElevation
199 metres (653 feet)Open location code
9C6H3J46+C6GeoNames ID
3310881
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Treanscrabbagh and Carrowkeel.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bricklieve Mountains and Gowra Lough.
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