Doonfore Bawn Castle
Doonfore Bawn Castle is an archaeological site in County Sligo, Connacht. Doonfore Bawn Castle is situated nearby to Lissadell Church, as well as near Ballinphull Post Office.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lissadell House and Lower Rosses Lighthouse.
Lissadell House
House
Photo: Aspdin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lissadell House is a neo-classical Greek revivalist style country house in County Sligo, Ireland. The house was built between 1830 and 1835 for Sir Robert Gore-Booth, 4th Baronet by London architect Francis Goodwin. Lissadell House is situated 1½ km southeast of Doonfore Bawn Castle.
Lower Rosses Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: MikaLaureque, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lower Rosses Lighthouse is situated 3½ km southeast of Doonfore Bawn Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carney and Grange.
Carney
Locality
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carney is a village on the Maugherow Peninsula in County Sligo, Ireland. It is 8 km north of Sligo town. Carney is situated 4½ km southeast of Doonfore Bawn Castle.
Grange
Village
Photo: Brian Herrity, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grange is a village on the N15 road in County Sligo, Ireland. It is located between Benbulben mountain and the Atlantic Ocean. Streedagh, a townland near Grange, is the location of a large sandy beach, three Spanish Armada wrecks, and a salt water lagoon that is an area of Special Conservation. Grange is situated 6 km northeast of Doonfore Bawn Castle.
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.
Doonfore Bawn Castle
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.35725° or 54° 21′ 26″ northLongitude
-8.59438° or 8° 35′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C6H9C44+V6OpenStreetMap ID
way 806052663OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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