Stirring Rock

Places of Interest Nearby

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 2 km north of Stirring Rock.

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 Stirring Rock.

Places in the Area

Ballinafad

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 east of Stirring Rock.

Boyle

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Boyle is a market town in County Roscommon in northwest Ireland, with a population in 2022 of 2900. It's at the foot of the Curlew Mountains near Lough Key; its main attractions are King House, its ruined abbey, and water activities on the lough.

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 10 km southwest of Stirring Rock.

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