Lough Meelagh

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Lough Meelagh is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in north County Roscommon. ()

Length: 7546 ftWidth: 2953 ftMaximum depth: 46 ftElevation: 151 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 54°3'28"N, 8°10'6"W

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RoscommonIreland

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

Nearby attractions include: McDermott's Castle, Arigna Mining Experience, Lough Allen, Lough Key Forest Park.

5.4 miSW
Forts and castles
McDermott's Castle, Lough Key
138 min walk • McDermott's Castle is a castle and National Monument located in County Roscommon, Ireland.
2.4 miNE
Museum
Arigna Mining Experience
63 min walk • The Arigna Mining Experience is a centre dedicated to the coal mining history of Arigna over a period of 400 years, local geology and coal, as well as new forms of renewable energy. It is Ireland's first museum dedicated to coal mining.
6.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Allen
162 min walk • Lough Allen is a lake on the River Shannon in northeastern Connacht, Ireland. Most of the lake is in County Leitrim, with a smaller part in County Roscommon.
6.1 miSW
Park
Lough Key Forest Park, Boyle
157 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.
5.9 miSW
Monastery
Holy Trinity Abbey, Lough Key
150 min walk • Holy Trinity Abbey is a former medieval Premonstratensian priory and National Monument located in Lough Key, Ireland.
5.8 miSW
Archaeological site, Monastery
Inchmacnerin Abbey, Lough Key
147 min walk • Inchmacnerin Abbey is a former monastery and National Monument located in Lough Key, Ireland.
6.2 miSE
Forts and castles
O'Rourke's Castle, Leitrim
160 min walk • O'Rourke's Castle is a ruined castle in Ireland. It was situated in the centre of Leitrim Village c. 30m from the N bank of the Ballinamore and Ballyconnell canal, which at this point is a canalised stream, and c. 400m from its junction with the River Shannon.
0.7 miNW
Forts and castles
Kilronan Castle
17 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.
6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Curlew Mountains, Lough Key
154 min walk • The Curlew Mountains are a range of low-lying hills situated between Boyle and Castlebaldwin in northeastern Connacht.
4.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Seltannasaggart
117 min walk • Seltannasaggart, also called Corry Mountain, is a low mountain near Lough Allen on the border of County Roscommon and County Leitrim in Ireland; it is the highest point in Roscommon.
4.8 miW
Archaeological site
Moytirra East Court Tomb
123 min walk • Moytirra East Court Tomb, commonly called the Giant's Grave, is a court cairn and National Monument located in County Sligo, Ireland.