Herdsman’s Hut
Herdsman’s Hut is a ruins in County Sligo, Connacht. Herdsman’s Hut is situated nearby to the archaeological site Passage tomb, as well as near Ceremonial rock.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Knocknarea and St Anne’s Church of Ireland.
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.
St Anne’s Church of Ireland
Church
Photo: Djedi Guy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Anne’s Church of Ireland is situated 1 km northeast of Herdsman’s Hut.
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. Coney Island is situated 3½ km north of Herdsman’s Hut.
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 3½ km southeast of Herdsman’s Hut.
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.
Herdsman’s Hut
- Type: Ruins
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.26376° or 54° 15′ 50″ northLongitude
-8.58388° or 8° 35′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C6H7C78+GCOpenStreetMap ID
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