Black Rock
Black Rock is an islet in County Sligo, Connacht. Black Rock is situated nearby to the locality Raghly Point, as well as near Killaspug Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Black Rock Lighthouse and Coney Island.
Coney Island
Island
Coney Island or Inishmulclohy is an island in Sligo Bay, Ireland. It lies across the mouth of Sligo Harbour, between Rosses Point and the Coolera Peninsula, and can be reached from the latter via a tidal causeway.
Oyster Island Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oyster Island Lighthouse is situated 3 km east of Black Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosses Point and Strandhill.
Rosses Point
Photo: Gerry Gallagher, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rosses Point is a village in County Sligo with a population of 900 in 2022. It's a fishing village at the outflow of Sligo Bay, and "Ross" means the peninsula between that and Drumcliffe Bay further north.
Strandhill
Photo: T0mt0m42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Strandhill is a village in County Sligo, 9 km west of Sligo town on the south shore of the bay, with a population in 2022 of 2000. Its name is apt: a great expanse of strand before it and a steep hill behind, the scarp of Knocknarea.
Carney
Locality
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carney is a village on the Maugherow Peninsula in County Sligo, Ireland. It is 8 km north of Sligo town. Carney is situated 7 km northeast of Black Rock.
Black Rock
- Type: Islet
- Categories: rock, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.30724° or 54° 18′ 26″ northLongitude
-8.61817° or 8° 37′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C6H894J+VPOpenStreetMap ID
way 327896937OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Black Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Black Rock”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Raghly Point and Killaspug Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Maguins Island and Swimming Pool.
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