Ballinafad Castle

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Ballinafad Castle, also known as the Castle of the Curlews, is located in the south of County Sligo in the Republic of Ireland. It can be found on the east side of the N4, overlooking Lough Arrow at the village of Ballinafad. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°1'34"N, 8°20'9"W

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Ballinafad Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery, McDermott's Castle, Caves of Kesh, Lough Arrow.

2.5 miNW
Archaeological site
Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery
65 min walk • Carrowkeel is a cluster of passage tombs in south County Sligo, Ireland. They were built in the 4th millennium BC, during the Neolithic era. The monuments are on the Bricklieve Hills, overlooking Lough Arrow, and are sometimes called the Bricklieve tombs. They are named after the townland of Carrowkeel in which most of them are located.
4.9 miSE
Forts and castles
McDermott's Castle, Lough Key
125 min walk • McDermott's Castle is a castle and National Monument located in County Roscommon, Ireland.
5.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Caves of Kesh
132 min walk • The Caves of Kesh, also known as the Keash Caves or the Caves of Keshcorran, are a series of limestone caves located near the village of Keash, County Sligo, Ireland.
2.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Arrow
57 min walk • Lough Arrow is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. This large, scenic lake covers an area of 12.47 square kilometres and lies mostly in County Sligo with a smaller part in County Roscommon. It is a popular trout fishing lake.
3.9 miS
53°58'22"N • 8°18'5"W
King House, Boyle
101 min walk • Art gallery, History museum, Shopping
4.8 miSE
Park
Lough Key Forest Park, Boyle
123 min walk • Lough Key Forest Park is an 800-hectare park on the southern shore of Lough Key, 40 km south east of Sligo Town and 3 km east of Boyle, County Roscommon, in the Republic of Ireland. Formerly part of the Rockingham Estate laid out by the King family, it is open to the public.
4.2 miSE
Monastery
Holy Trinity Abbey, Lough Key
107 min walk • Holy Trinity Abbey is a former medieval Premonstratensian priory and National Monument located in Lough Key, Ireland.
3.7 miSE
Archaeological site, Monastery
Inchmacnerin Abbey, Lough Key
96 min walk • Inchmacnerin Abbey is a former monastery and National Monument located in Lough Key, Ireland.
1.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Curlew Mountains, Lough Key
41 min walk • The Curlew Mountains are a range of low-lying hills situated between Boyle and Castlebaldwin in northeastern Connacht.
4.8 miN
Archaeological site
Heapstown Cairn
123 min walk • Heapstown Cairn is a cairn and National Monument located in County Sligo, Ireland.
4 miSE
Historical place, Sacred and religious sites, Ruins
Boyle Abbey, Boyle
101 min walk • Boyle is a town in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located at the foot of the Curlew Mountains near Lough Key in the north of the county. Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery, the Drumanone Dolmen and the lakes of Lough Arrow and Lough Gara are also close by. As of 2016, the population of the town was 2,568.