Killaspugbrone
Killaspugbrone is an early Christian church on the coast west of Sligo town and near the modern resort of Strandhill. Known as Caiseal Irrae in the earliest references.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cemetery
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: Early Christian church
- Also known as: “Cell Epscoip Bróin” and “Killaspugbrone Graveyard”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Coney Island and Knocknarea.
Coney Island
Island
Coney Island or Inishmulclohy is an island in Sligo Bay, 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.
Knocknarea
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Knocknarea is a large prominent hill west of Sligo town in County Sligo, Ireland, with a height of 327 metres. Knocknarea is visually striking as it has steep limestone cliffs and stands on the Coolera Peninsula overlooking the Atlantic coast. Knocknarea is situated 3 km southeast of Killaspugbrone.
St Anne’s Church of Ireland
Church
Photo: Djedi Guy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Anne’s Church of Ireland is situated 2 km southeast of Killaspugbrone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strandhill and Rosses Point.
Strandhill
Photo: T0mt0m42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Strandhill is a village in County Sligo, 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.
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.
Knocknahur
Locality
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knocknahur, also known as Ransboro, is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes examples of ringforts, souterrains and enclosures in the neighbouring townlands of Knocknahur North and Knocknahur South. Knocknahur is situated 6 km southeast of Killaspugbrone.
Killaspugbrone
- Categories: ruins, historic site, and burial
- Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.28297° or 54° 16′ 59″ northLongitude
-8.60254° or 8° 36′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C6H79MW+5XOpenStreetMap ID
way 100218441OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q17007459
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Highlights include Killaspugbrone Church and Maguins Island.
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