Carrowmore Visitors Centre
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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Knocknarea and Sligo Mac Diarmada railway station.
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. Knocknarea is situated 3½ km west of Carrowmore Visitors Centre.
Sligo Mac Diarmada railway station
Railway station
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Sligo railway station, also known as MacDiarmada station, is a mainline railway station which serves the town of Sligo in County Sligo, Ireland. It is a terminal station which now has two platforms and an intermediate carriage siding. Sligo Mac Diarmada railway station is situated 3½ km northeast of Carrowmore Visitors Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Knocknahur and Sligo.
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.
Sligo
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Sligo is the principal town in County Sligo in Northwest Ireland & Lakelands. In 2022 it had a population of 21,000, with the service sector the main employer.
Ballysadare
Village
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Ballysadare, locally also Ballisodare, is a town in County Sligo, Ireland. It is about 7 km south of Sligo town. The town developed on an important crossing of the Owenmore River. Ballysadare is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. Ballysadare is situated 4½ km south of Carrowmore Visitors Centre.
Carrowmore Visitors Centre
- Type: Tourism office
- Categories: information, building, and tourism
- Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.25072° or 54° 15′ 3″ northLongitude
-8.51972° or 8° 31′ 11″ westOpen location code
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