Colgagh Lough
Colgagh Lough is a lake in County Sligo, Connacht. Colgagh Lough is situated nearby to the locality Ballynamona, as well as near Castle Point.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church Island and Hazelwood.
Church Island
Islet
Photo: Hollywelltrees, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church Island is one of 23 islands on Lough Gill, situated in the northwest of Ireland. It is the largest island on the lake and is named after a monastery that was founded there in the 6th century, by Saint Lommán of Trim.
Hazelwood
Deciduous forest
Hazelwood is an ancient area of woodland located just over 2 miles outside the town of Sligo in northwest Ireland, in the parish of Calry. It is the setting for W.B.Yeats's The Song of Wandering Aengus.
Carns Cairn
Archaeological site
Carns Cairn is a cairn and National Monument located in County Sligo, Ireland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fivemilebourne and Sligo.
Fivemilebourne
Locality
Fivemilebourne is a populated area of County Leitrim, Ireland. It lies within the civil parish of Drumlease and the historic barony of Drumahaire.
Sligo
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sligo is the principal town in County Sligo in Northwest Ireland & Lakelands. In 2022 it had a population of 21,000, with the service sector the main employer.
Ballincar
Hamlet
Ballincar is a small village and townland in County Sligo, Ireland. The townland is in the civil parish of Drumcliff, and has an area of approximately 1.6 square kilometres.
Colgagh Lough
- Type: Lake
- Categories: lagoon and body of water
- Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.27485° or 54° 16′ 30″ northLongitude
-8.39952° or 8° 23′ 58″ westElevation
24 metres (79 feet)Open location code
9C6H7JF2+W5OpenStreetMap ID
way 30279520OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
3311201Wikidata ID
Q33240364
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Colgagh Lough” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Colgagh Lough”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ballynamona and Castle Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cloghermore Old Graveyard and Clogher New Cemetery.
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