Druid’s Altar
Druid’s Altar is an archaeological site in County Sligo, Connacht. Druid’s Altar is situated nearby to the archaeological site Lissgallon, as well as near St. Patrick’s Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lower Rosses Lighthouse and Lissadell House.
Lower Rosses Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: MikaLaureque, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lower Rosses Lighthouse is situated 2½ km southeast of Druid’s Altar.
Lissadell House
House
Photo: Aspdin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lissadell House is a neo-classical Greek revivalist style country house in County Sligo, Ireland. The house was built between 1830 and 1835 for Sir Robert Gore-Booth, 4th Baronet by London architect Francis Goodwin. Lissadell House is situated 2 km northeast of Druid’s Altar.
Black Rock Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Willie Duffin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Black Rock Lighthouse is situated 3½ km south of Druid’s Altar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosses Point and Carney.
Rosses Point
Photo: Gerry Gallagher, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rosses Point is a village in County Sligo 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.
Carney
Locality
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carney is a village on the Maugherow Peninsula in County Sligo, Ireland. It is 8 km north of Sligo town. Carney is situated 5 km east of Druid’s Altar.
Drumcliff
Village
Photo: Ephemeral future, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Drumcliff or Drumcliffe is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. It is 8 km north of Sligo town on the N15 road on a low gravel ridge between the mountain of Ben Bulben and Drumcliff Bay. Drumcliff is situated 7 km east of Druid’s Altar.
Druid’s Altar
- Type: Archaeological site
- 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
54.33966° or 54° 20′ 23″ northLongitude
-8.60689° or 8° 36′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C6H89QV+V6OpenStreetMap ID
node 7536814838OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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