Portavaud Point

Portavaud Point is a cape in County Sligo, Connacht. Portavaud Point is situated nearby to the locality Loughanlanagh, as well as near Abbey Field.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Knocknarea.

Knocknarea

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Knocknarea is a large prominent hill west of Sligo town in County Sligo, Ireland, with a height of 327 metres. Knocknarea is visually striking as it has steep limestone cliffs and stands on the Coolera Peninsula overlooking the Atlantic coast.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beltra and Strandhill.

Beltra

Locality

Photo: P L Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Beltra is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. Beltra is situated between the Ox Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. There is a public house named AJ's situated near Beltra woods and Beltra Post Office.

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.

Knocknahur

Locality

Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Knocknahur, also known as Ransboro, is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes examples of ringforts, souterrains and enclosures in the neighbouring townlands of Knocknahur North and Knocknahur South.

Portavaud Point

Type: Cape
Category: landform
Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.24784° or 54° 14′ 52″ north

Longitude

-8.62862° or 8° 37′ 43″ west

Elevation

-1 metres (-3 feet)

Open location code

9C6H69XC+4H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12565832395

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

GeoNames ID

12132797

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Loughanlanagh and Abbey Field.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lahanacappul Island and Bunnina Castle.

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