Strandhill Beach

Strandhill Beach is a beach in , . Strandhill Beach is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sligo Airport and Culleenamore.

Aerodrome
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is located in , , 5 NM west of , at the end of the R277 road, in Ireland. The airport is a small regional airport and has had no scheduled routes since 2011.

Beach
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strand is located on the south side of the half-promontory of , at the mouth of Bay, , . is a diverse animal habitat, and also a seal sanctuary.

Cemetery
is an early Christian church on the coast west of town and near the modern resort of . Known as Caiseal Irrae in the earliest references.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Strandhill and Rosses Point.

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is a village in , 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.

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is a village in 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.

Locality
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, also known as Ransboro, is a village in , . Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes examples of ringforts, souterrains and enclosures in the neighbouring townlands of North and South. is situated 5 km southeast of Strandhill Beach.

Strandhill Beach

Latitude
54.27071° or 54° 16′ 15″ north
Longitude
-8.60901° or 8° 36′ 32″ west
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
9C6H79CR+79
Geo­Names ID
11776729
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Satellite Map

Discover Strandhill Beach from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Carrowbunnauna and Carrowdough.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Strandhill Lodge and Suites and Maguins Island.

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