Passage tomb
Passage tomb is an archaeological site in County Sligo, Connacht. Passage tomb is situated nearby to the archaeological site Ceremonial rock, as well as near the peak Knocknarea.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Knocknarea and St Anne’s Church of Ireland.
Knocknarea
Peak
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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.
St Anne’s Church of Ireland
Church
Photo: Djedi Guy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Anne’s Church of Ireland is situated 1½ km north of Passage tomb.
Carrowmore
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Carrowmore is a large group of megalithic monuments on the Coolera Peninsula to the west of Sligo, Ireland. They were built in the 4th millennium BC, during the Neolithic. Carrowmore is situated 3½ km east of Passage tomb.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strandhill and Knocknahur.
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.
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 3 km southeast of Passage tomb.
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.
Passage tomb
- 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
54.25992° or 54° 15′ 36″ northLongitude
-8.57448° or 8° 34′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C6H7C5G+X6OpenStreetMap ID
way 1138165768OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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