Muck Island

Muck Island is an islet in County Sligo, Connacht. Muck Island is situated nearby to the village Ballinafad, as well as near the locality Corrigeenroe.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ballinafad Castle.

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 3 km southwest of Muck Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballinafad and Geevagh.

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 3 km southwest of Muck Island.

Geevagh

Locality

Photo: Wsob, Public domain.

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 7 km northeast of Muck Island.

Ballyfarnan

Village

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Ballyfarnon is a village in northern County Roscommon, Ireland. Built on the River Feorish at the foot of Arigna Mountain, it lies between Loughs Skean and Meelagh with Lough Arrow, Lough Allen, Lough Bo and Lough-na-Sool nearby. Ballyfarnan is situated 8 km east of Muck Island.

Muck Island

Type: Islet
Categories: grassland, locality, and landform
Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.05033° or 54° 3′ 1″ north

Longitude

-8.31507° or 8° 18′ 54″ west

Elevation

58 metres (190 feet)

Open location code

9C6H3M2M+4X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 177901589

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=grassland

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

3311111

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