Strandhill

Strandhill 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.
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  • Type: Town with 1,980 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Larass”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sligo Airport and Knocknarea.

Aerodrome
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is located in Strandhill, , 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.

Peak
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is a large prominent hill west of town in , Ireland, with a height of 327 metres. is visually striking as it has steep limestone cliffs and stands on the Coolera Peninsula overlooking the Atlantic coast.

Island
or Inishmulclohy is an island in , Ireland. It lies across the mouth of Sligo Harbour, between Rosses Point and the Coolera Peninsula, and can be reached from the latter via a tidal causeway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosses Point and Knocknahur.

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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
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, 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 4½ km southeast of Strandhill.

Locality
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is a village in , . is situated between the and the Atlantic Ocean. There is a public house named AJ's situated near woods and Post Office. is situated 6 km south of Strandhill.

Strandhill

Latitude
54.27° or 54° 16′ 12″ north
Longitude
-8.5943° or 8° 35′ 40″ west
Population
1,980
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
9C6H7C94+X7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 52220248
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2963025
Wiki­data ID
Q282407
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Strandhill” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Strandhill”
  • Bulgarian: “Страндхил”
  • Cebuano: “Strandhill”
  • Dutch: “Strandhill”
  • French: “Strandhill”
  • Georgian: “სტრანდჰილი”
  • German: “Strandhill”
  • Irish: “An Leathros”
  • Italian: “Strandhill”
  • Manx: “An Leathros”
  • Polish: “Strandhill”
  • Russian: “Страндхилл”
  • Spanish: “Strandhill”
  • Swedish: “Strandhill”

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