NW Ireland & Lakelands
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County Sligo

Horse Island

Horse Island is an islet in , . Horse Island is situated nearby to the ruins , as well as near .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosses Point and Carney.

Photo: Gerry Gallagher, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in 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.

Locality
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the Maugherow Peninsula in , . It is 8 km north of town. is situated 10 km east of Horse Island.

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is a village in , 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.

Horse Island

Latitude
54.34333° or 54° 20′ 36″ north
Longitude
-8.67655° or 8° 40′ 36″ west
Open location code
9C6H88VF+89
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4560459
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
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Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Knocklane Castle and Knocklane Signal Tower.

Nearby Places

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