Fawnlion
Fawnlion is a ruins in County Leitrim, Connacht. Fawnlion is situated nearby to the locality Fivemilebourne, as well as near the peak Keelogyboy Mountain Far East Top.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Ruins
- Description: hillfort in Leitrim
- Also known as: “Fawnlion Hillfort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parke’s Castle.
Parke’s Castle
Photo: John Darcy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parke's Castle is a 17th-century Manor house. It was originally known as Newtowne and is situated on the shore of Lough Gill, County Leitrim, Ireland. Parke's Castle was built on the site of an earlier 16th century O'Rourke tower house. Parke’s Castle is situated 2½ km southwest of Fawnlion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fivemilebourne and Dromahair.
Fivemilebourne
Locality
Fivemilebourne is a populated area of County Leitrim, Ireland. It lies within the civil parish of Drumlease and the historic barony of Drumahaire.
Dromahair
Town
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Manorhamilton is a town in County Leitrim in northwest Ireland, 26 km east of Sligo. With a population in 2022 of 1700, it's the only town of any size in the north of the county, from Lough Allen to the Atlantic coast. Dromahair is situated 6 km south of Fawnlion.
Manorhamilton
Photo: Dean Molyneaux, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Manorhamilton is a town in County Leitrim in northwest Ireland, 26 km east of Sligo. With a population in 2022 of 1700, it's the only town of any size in the north of the county, from Lough Allen to the Atlantic coast.
Fawnlion
- Categories: promontory fort and historic site
- Location: County Leitrim, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.28315° or 54° 16′ 59″ northLongitude
-8.31838° or 8° 19′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C6H7MMJ+7JOpenStreetMap ID
way 555420872OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q31053319
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Highlights include Keelogyboy Mountain Far East Top and Leean Mountain.
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