Nut Point

Nut Point is a locality in County Sligo, Connacht. Nut Point is situated nearby to the locality Stony Point, as well as near Dooney Rock.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tobernalt and Carns Cairn.

Tobernalt

Spring

Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Carns Cairn

Archaeological site

Carns Cairn is a cairn and National Monument located in County Sligo, Ireland.

Hazelwood House

Building

Photo: Zxcode, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hazelwood House is an 18th-century Palladian style country house located in the parish of Calry in the north of County Sligo in the west of Ireland. The house, which is located in a 70-acre demesne approximately 2 miles south-east of Sligo town, is a protected structure.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sligo and Ballysadare.

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.

Ballysadare

Village

Photo: Zxcode, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 6 km southwest of Nut Point.

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. Knocknahur is situated 7 km west of Nut Point.

Nut Point

Type: Locality
Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.24747° or 54° 14′ 51″ north

Longitude

-8.43409° or 8° 26′ 3″ west

Elevation

6 metres (20 feet)

Open location code

9C6H6HW8+X9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3140923973

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

12133254

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