Lough Kinale

#1032 among destinations in Ireland

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Lough Kinale is a freshwater lake in the north midlands of Ireland. It is located on the borders of Counties Longford, Westmeath and Cavan. Lough Kinale forms part of the River Inny. The lake's inflow is from Lough Sheelin and the outflow is to Lough Derravaragh. The neighbouring Derragh Lough is also connected by a river to Lough Kinale. ()

Length: 7874 ftWidth: 3609 ftElevation: 194 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 53°46'34"N, 7°24'44"W

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LongfordIreland

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Lough Kinale – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lough Sheelin, Mullaghmeen, Granard Motte, Coolamber Hall House.

4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Sheelin
101 min walk • Lough Sheelin, in standard Irish Loch Síleann, is a limestone freshwater lough in central Ireland. The lake is a part of the River Inny course, and ultimately of the Shannon system.
5.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mullaghmeen
131 min walk • Mullaghmeen, at 258 metres, is the county top for Westmeath in Ireland, and is the lowest county top in Ireland. Mullaghmeen is located in the Mullaghmeen Forest, known for having the largest planted beech forest in Europe.
3.6 miW
Forts and castles
Granard Motte
92 min walk • Granard Motte is the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle and National Monument in Granard, County Longford, Ireland.
5.3 miSW
Archaeological site
Coolamber Hall House
136 min walk • Coolamber Hall-House is an Anglo-Norman ruin in County Longford, Ireland that is dated to the early 13th century. Possibly the residence of Thomas Nugent, 4th Earl of Westmeath, one of the commissioners for Plantation of Longford in 1620.
3.4 miW
Town
Granard
88 min walk • Granard is a town in the north of County Longford, Ireland, and has a traceable history going back to AD 236. It is situated just south of the boundary between the watersheds of the Shannon and the Erne, at the point where the N55 national secondary road and the R194 regional road meet.