Carrowroe
Carrowroe is a locality in County Sligo, Connacht. Carrowroe is situated nearby to the locality Carrickhenry, as well as near Tonaforte.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tobernalt and Carrowmore.
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.
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 3 km west of Carrowroe.
Sligo Mac Diarmada railway station
Railway station
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Sligo railway station, also known as MacDiarmada station, is a mainline railway station which serves the town of Sligo in County Sligo, Ireland. It is a terminal station which now has two platforms and an intermediate carriage siding. Sligo Mac Diarmada railway station is situated 3 km north of Carrowroe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sligo and Knocknahur.
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.
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 4 km west of Carrowroe.
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. Ballysadare is situated 4½ km southwest of Carrowroe.
Carrowroe
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.24445° or 54° 14′ 40″ northLongitude
-8.47689° or 8° 28′ 37″ westElevation
27 metres (89 feet)Open location code
9C6H6GVF+Q6GeoNames ID
12132968
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