Blackraw

Blackraw is an archaeological site in County Monaghan, Ulster. Blackraw is situated nearby to the lake Greagh Lough, as well as near the spring Tobernamona.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cairnbaine and Rossmore Mausoleum.

Cairnbaine

Archaeological site

Cairnbaine, also called Tiredigan Court Tomb, is a court cairn and National Monument in County Monaghan, Ireland. Cairnbaine is situated 3 km west of Blackraw.

Rossmore Mausoleum

Photo: Walking with a phone, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rossmore Mausoleum is situated 3½ km northeast of Blackraw.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Threemilehouse and Smithborough.

Threemilehouse

Village

Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Threemilehouse or Three Mile House is a village in County Monaghan, Ireland. It is roughly midway between Monaghan and Newbliss on the R189. The nearest village is Smithborough. Threemilehouse is situated 3 km north of Blackraw.

Smithborough

Village

Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Smithborough or Smithboro is a village in County Monaghan, Ireland. It is within the townlands of Mullaghduff and Mullaghbrack, roughly midway between Monaghan town and Clones on the N54. Smithborough is situated 6 km northwest of Blackraw.

Monaghan

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Monaghan is the county town of County Monaghan. It's at the northern edge of the Republic of Ireland, close to the border with Northern Ireland. It's a quiet relaxing place: in 2022 the population was 7900.

Blackraw

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: County Monaghan, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.19143° or 54° 11′ 29″ north

Longitude

-7.02749° or 7° 1′ 39″ west

Open location code

9C6J5XRF+H2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1235254751

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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