Punchbowl Lough
Punchbowl Lough is a lake in County Sligo, Connacht. Punchbowl Lough is situated nearby to the locality Belladrihid, as well as near Kilmacowen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carrowmore and Holy Trinity Church of Ireland.
Carrowmore
Archaeological site
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Carrowmore is a large group of megalithic monuments on the Coolera Peninsula to the west of Sligo, Ireland. They were built in the 4th millennium BC, during the Neolithic. Carrowmore is situated 2½ km northwest of Punchbowl Lough.
Tobernalt
Spring
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Tobernalt is a holy well in north County Sligo, Ireland near the southwest corner of Lough Gill. It is an ancient natural spring dating back to the 5th century as a pagan meeting place and later a Penal Law mass site. Tobernalt is situated 4 km northeast of Punchbowl Lough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballysadare and Knocknahur.
Ballysadare
Village
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Ballysadare, locally also Ballisodare, is a town in County Sligo, Ireland. It is about 7 km south of Sligo town. The town developed on an important crossing of the Owenmore River. Ballysadare is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.
Knocknahur
Locality
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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. Knocknahur is situated 3 km northwest of Punchbowl Lough.
Sligo
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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.
Punchbowl Lough
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.22962° or 54° 13′ 47″ northLongitude
-8.49997° or 8° 29′ 60″ westElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
9C6H6GH2+R2GeoNames ID
12132922
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Belladrihid and Kilmacowen.
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