Rosses Point

Rosses Point is a locality in County Sligo, Connacht. Rosses Point is situated nearby to the locality Bomore Point, as well as near the hamlet Ballinphunta.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lower Rosses Lighthouse and Coney Island.

Lower Rosses Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: MikaLaureque, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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. Coney Island is situated 3 km south of Rosses Point.

Oyster Island Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosses Point and Carney.

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.

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 4 km northeast of Rosses Point.

Drumcliff

Village

Photo: Ephemeral future, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Drumcliff or Drumcliffe is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. It is 8 km north of Sligo town on the N15 road on a low gravel ridge between the mountain of Ben Bulben and Drumcliff Bay. Drumcliff is situated 5 km east of Rosses Point.

Rosses Point

Type: Locality
Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

54.31995° or 54° 19′ 12″ north

Longitude

-8.57561° or 8° 34′ 32″ west

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

9C6H8C9F+XQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3089698007

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

3311188

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Rosses Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Rosses Point”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bomore Point and Ballinphunta.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Curraghaleebeen and Artillery emplacements.

County Sligo: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Sligo, Ballymote, Enniscrone, and Strandhill.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.