Battle of the Curlew Mountains (1599)

Battle of the Curlew Mountains (1599) is a battlefield in County Sligo, Connacht. Battle of the Curlew Mountains (1599) is situated nearby to the village Ballinafad.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Boyle Abbey and Boyle railway station.

Boyle Abbey

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Boyle Abbey is a ruined Cistercian friary located in Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland. It was founded by Saint Malachy in the year 1161 but not consecrated until 1218. Boyle Abbey is situated 3 km south of Battle of the Curlew Mountains (1599).

Boyle railway station

Railway station

Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Boyle railway station serves the town of Boyle in County Roscommon, Ireland. Boyle railway station is situated 3½ km south of Battle of the Curlew Mountains (1599).

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 northwest of Battle of the Curlew Mountains (1599).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boyle and Ballinafad.

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.

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 northwest of Battle of the Curlew Mountains (1599).

Knockvicar

Hamlet

Photo: Brian Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Knockvicar is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located on the R285 regional road, between Boyle and Carrick-on-Shannon near Lough Key Forest Park in the north of the county. Knockvicar is situated 8 km east of Battle of the Curlew Mountains (1599).

Battle of the Curlew Mountains (1599)

Type: Battlefield
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.99763° or 53° 59′ 52″ north

Longitude

-8.31233° or 8° 18′ 44″ west

Open location code

9C5HXMXQ+33

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2492052023

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=battlefield

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