Curlew Mountains, Lough Key

Name: Curlew Mountains
Address: Lough Key, Ireland

#4 among attractions in Lough Key

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Curlew Mountains are a range of low-lying hills situated between Boyle and Castlebaldwin in northeastern Connacht. ()

Elevation: 850 ftProminence: 646 ftCoordinates: 54°1'0"N, 8°18'0"W

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Lough Key Ireland

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Curlew Mountains – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery, McDermott's Castle, Lough Arrow, King House.

4 miNW
Archaeological site
Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery
103 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.
3.3 miSE
Forts and castles
McDermott's Castle, Lough Key
85 min walk • McDermott's Castle is a castle and National Monument located in County Roscommon, Ireland.
2.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Arrow
75 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 miS
53°58'22"N • 8°18'5"W
King House, Boyle
78 min walk • Art gallery, History museum, Shopping
3.3 miSE
Park
Lough Key Forest Park, Boyle
85 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.
2.6 miSE
Monastery
Holy Trinity Abbey, Lough Key
68 min walk • Holy Trinity Abbey is a former medieval Premonstratensian priory and National Monument located in Lough Key, Ireland.
2.2 miSE
Archaeological site, Monastery
Inchmacnerin Abbey, Lough Key
57 min walk • Inchmacnerin Abbey is a former monastery and National Monument located in Lough Key, Ireland.
1.6 miNW
Forts and castles
Ballinafad Castle
41 min walk • 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. The castle is in ruins and is accessible year round. There are no tours, guides, or fees.
5.8 miNE
Forts and castles
Kilronan Castle
148 min walk • Kilronan Castle, previously known as Castle Tenison, is a large country house standing in 40 acres of parkland on the shore of Lough Meelagh in County Roscommon, Republic of Ireland, 2 kilometres from the village of Ballyfarnon.
5.8 miN
Archaeological site
Heapstown Cairn
147 min walk • Heapstown Cairn is a cairn and National Monument located in County Sligo, Ireland.
3 miS
Historical place, Sacred and religious sites, Ruins
Boyle Abbey, Boyle
77 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.