Cannon

Cannon is a monument in , . Cannon is situated nearby to , as well as near the amusement arcade .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sligo Airport and Culleenamore.

Aerodrome
Photo: Zxcode, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is located in , , 5 NM west of , at the end of the R277 road, in Ireland. The airport is a small regional airport and has had no scheduled routes since 2011.

Beach
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strand is located on the south side of the half-promontory of , at the mouth of Bay, , . is a diverse animal habitat, and also a seal sanctuary. is situated 1½ km south of Cannon.

Cemetery
is an early Christian church on the coast west of town and near the modern resort of . Known as Caiseal Irrae in the earliest references. is situated 1½ km north of Cannon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Strandhill and Rosses Point.

Photo: T0mt0m42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in , 9 km west of Sligo town on the south shore of the bay, with a population in 2022 of 2000. Its name is apt: a great expanse of strand before it and a steep hill behind, the scarp of Knocknarea.

Photo: Gerry Gallagher, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in with a population of 900 in 2022. It's a fishing village at the outflow of Sligo Bay, and "Ross" means the peninsula between that and Drumcliffe Bay further north.

Locality
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also known as Ransboro, is a village in , . Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes examples of ringforts, souterrains and enclosures in the neighbouring townlands of North and South. is situated 5 km southeast of Cannon.

Cannon

Latitude
54.27062° or 54° 16′ 14″ north
Longitude
-8.60934° or 8° 36′ 34″ west
Open location code
9C6H79CR+67
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1407128223
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
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