Benbulbin, Drumcliff

Name: Benbulbin
Address: Drumcliff, Ireland

#1 among attractions in Drumcliff

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Mountain

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Benbulbin, sometimes spelled Ben Bulben or Benbulben, is a large flat-topped rock formation in County Sligo, Ireland. It is part of the Dartry Mountains, in an area sometimes called "Yeats Country". ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 1726 ftCoordinates: 54°22'0"N, 8°28'0"W

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Day trips

Benbulbin – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Metal Man, Glencar Lough, Truskmore, Creevykeel Court Tomb.

6.2 miSW
Lighthouse
Metal Man, Rosses Point
158 min walk • The Metal Man is a beacon off the coast of the Rosses Point Peninsula in County Sligo, Ireland.
3.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Glencar Lough
97 min walk • Glencar Lough, locally known as Glencar Lake, is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It covers an area of 1.15 square kilometres and lies mostly in County Leitrim with a smaller part in County Sligo.
3.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Truskmore
99 min walk • Truskmore is a 647 m mountain on the border of County Sligo and County Leitrim in Ireland. It is the highest peak of the Dartry Mountains and the highest in Sligo.
5.1 miN
Archaeological site
Creevykeel Court Tomb
132 min walk • Creevykeel Court Tomb is one of the finest examples of a court tomb remaining in Ireland. The monument is located in the N15 Donegal to Sligo road, 50 meters north of Creevykeel cross-roads close to Cliffoney village in County Sligo.
4.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Truskmore SE Cairn
105 min walk • Truskmore South-East Cairn is the highest point in Leitrim at 631 m above sea level. It is part of Truskmore mountain and is located approximately 0.45 km southeast of the mountain's summit, which is 16 m higher and located in County Sligo.
3 miS
54°19'34"N • 8°29'38"W
Drumcliffe Church, Drumcliff
77 min walk • Sacred and religious sites, Church
1.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Gortarowey Forest Recreation Area, Drumcliff
33 min walk • Gortarowey Forest Recreation Area is a forest park and recreation area at the foot of Ben Bulben near Drumcliffe in County Sligo, Ireland.
4.8 miW
Museum, History museum
Lissadell House
124 min walk • Lissadell House is a neo-classical Greek revivalist style country house, located in County Sligo, Ireland. The house was built between 1830 and 1835, and inhabited from 1833 onwards, for Sir Robert Gore-Booth, 4th Baronet by London architect Francis Goodwin.
4.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tievebaun Mountain
124 min walk • Tievebaun, also known as Taobh Bán in Irish, is a mountain located in County Leitrim. Its classifications include: "Arderin" & "Vandeleur-Lynam". The height of the mountain is 611 m. The mountain is most notable for its cliffs as well as the pinnacles which are located on the eastern and northern sides, such as Eagle's Rock.
3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Sruth in Aghaidh an Aird, Drumcliff
77 min walk • Sruth an Aghaidh an Aird is Ireland’s highest waterfall located on the Dartry Mountains in County Sligo in the northwest of Ireland. Sruth in Aghaidh an Aird is an Irish language name meaning "the stream that flows backwards", The waterfall is unusual in having no official English name.
3.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dartry Mountains
78 min walk • The Dartry Mountains are a mountain range in the north west of Ireland, in the north of counties Sligo and Leitrim. They lie between Lough Melvin, Lough Gill and Lough MacNean. The highest point is Truskmore at 647 metres.