Doonaveeragh

Places of Interest

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.

Ballinafad Castle

Ruins

Photo: Daniel Waters, Co. Sligo, Ireland, CC BY 2.0.

Ballinafad Castle, also known as the Castle of the Curlews, is located in the south of County Sligo, Ireland. It is at the village of Ballinafad, on the east side of the N4 road, overlooking Lough Arrow. Ballinafad Castle is situated 3½ km southeast of Doonaveeragh.

Castlebaldwin Castle

Ruins

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Castlebaldwin Castle is a ruins, which is situated 3 km north of Doonaveeragh.

Places in the Area

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 3½ km southeast of Doonaveeragh.

Geevagh

Locality

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Geevagh is a village in the south-east corner of County Sligo, Ireland, on the R284 regional road. The name, meaning "the windy ", describes a climatic feature of the village and its surrounding countryside. Geevagh is situated 9 km northeast of Doonaveeragh.

Riverstown

Village

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Riverstown, historically called Ballyederdaowen, is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. Known for its musical tradition it is located at a bridging point of the River Unshin, 17 kilometres south of Sligo town and 4 km east of the N4 road. Riverstown is situated 9 km north of Doonaveeragh.

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