Parkes Castle

Parkes Castle is a bus stop in County Leitrim, Connacht. Parkes Castle is situated nearby to the ruins Dooroy Castle, as well as near the locality Fivemilebourne.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parke’s Castle.

Parke’s Castle

Photo: John Darcy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Parke's Castle is a 17th-century Manor house. It was originally known as Newtowne and is situated on the shore of Lough Gill, County Leitrim, Ireland. Parke's Castle was built on the site of an earlier 16th century O'Rourke tower house.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fivemilebourne and Dromahair.

Fivemilebourne

Locality

Fivemilebourne is a populated area of County Leitrim, Ireland. It lies within the civil parish of Drumlease and the historic barony of Drumahaire.

Dromahair

Town

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Manorhamilton is a town in County Leitrim in northwest Ireland, 26 km east of Sligo. With a population in 2022 of 1700, it's the only town of any size in the north of the county, from Lough Allen to the Atlantic coast. Dromahair is situated 4½ km southeast of Parkes Castle.

Ballintogher

Village

Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ballintogher is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. It is located approximately 8 kilometers southeast of the county town of Sligo on the R290 road between Ballygawley to the west and Dromahair in County Leitrim to the north-east. Ballintogher is situated 7 km south of Parkes Castle.

Parkes Castle

Type: Bus stop
Also known as: “Parke’s Castle”
Categories: transport stop and transportation
Location: County Leitrim, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.2648° or 54° 15′ 53″ north

Longitude

-8.3337° or 8° 20′ 1″ west

Operator

Local Link

Network

National Transport Authority

Open location code

9C6H7M78+WG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1955872998

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=bus_stop

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

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Highlights include Dooroy Castle and Lough Anelteen.

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