Greenan
Greenan is a locality in County Sligo, Connacht. Greenan is situated nearby to the locality Tully, as well as near Knockoconor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Caves of Kesh and Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery.
Caves of Kesh
Cave
The Caves of Kesh, also known as the Keash Caves or the Caves of Keshcorran, are a series of limestone caves located near the village of Keash, County Sligo, Ireland. Caves of Kesh is situated 2½ km northwest of Greenan.
Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery
Archaeological site
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Carrowkeel is a cluster of passage tombs in south County Sligo, Ireland. They were built in the 4th millennium BC, during the Neolithic era. The monuments are on the Bricklieve Hills, overlooking Lough Arrow, and are sometimes called the Bricklieve tombs. Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery is situated 3 km northeast of Greenan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballinafad and Ballymote.
Ballinafad
Village
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Ballinafad is a village in the south of County Sligo in the west of Ireland. The village overlooks Lough Arrow, and is itself overlooked by the ruins of Ballinafad Castle. Ballinafad is situated 6 km east of Greenan.
Ballymote
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Ballymote is a town in County Sligo in the northwest of Ireland. The town's population in 2022 was 1,700. It has a castle dating from 1300 but its main attractions are the prehistoric sites dotted around the surrounding countryside, the best known being Carrowkeel.
Gorteen
Village
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Gurteen or Gorteen is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. It is in the civil parish of Kilfree in the baronry of Coolavin. Gurteen's population increased from 269 people, at the 2006 census, to 421 at the 2022 census. Gorteen is situated 8 km southwest of Greenan.
Greenan
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.0436° or 54° 2′ 37″ northLongitude
-8.42074° or 8° 25′ 15″ westElevation
106 metres (348 feet)Open location code
9C6H2HVH+CPGeoNames ID
12133014
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