Lough Furnace

#403 among destinations in Ireland

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Lough Furnace is a tidally-influenced, meromictic, saline lagoon in County Mayo, Ireland, located south of Lough Feeagh. It receives freshwater inflow from the upstream Lough Feeagh at the base of the Burrishoole Catchment and tidal input of saline water from Clew Bay, through the Burrishoole Estuary. ()

Maximum depth: 66 ftElevation: 0 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 53°54'51"N, 9°34'17"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Burrishoole Friary, Rockfleet Castle, Seven Arches Bridge, Lough Feeagh.

1.1 miS
Monastery
Burrishoole Friary, Newport
28 min walk • Burrishoole Friary was a Dominican friary in County Mayo, Ireland. Its ruin is a National Monument. Burrishoole Friary was founded in 1470 by Richard de Burgo of Turlough, Lord MacWilliam Oughter. It was built without the permission of Pope Paul II.
2.6 miSW
Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Rockfleet Castle, Newport
66 min walk • Rockfleet Castle, or Carrickahowley Castle, is a tower house near Newport in County Mayo, Ireland. It was built in the mid-fifteenth century, and is most famously associated with Grace O'Malley, the 'pirate queen' and chieftain of the Clan O’Malley.
2.3 miSE
Bridge
Seven Arches Bridge, Newport
60 min walk • The Seven Arches Bridge is a historic bridge in Newport, County Mayo, Ireland. Built around 1892, the bridge is a seven span squared red sandstone structure with limestone detailing over the Black Oak River/Newport River.
1.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Feeagh
49 min walk • Lough Feeagh is a freshwater lake in County Mayo, Ireland. It is the largest of the lakes in the Burrishoole catchment, which consists of seven lakes and interconnecting rivers and streams.
6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Birreencorragh
153 min walk • Birreencorragh is a mountain in the Nephin Beg Range, County Mayo, Ireland, reaching 698 metres above sea level.

Lough Furnace

Facts and practical information

Lough Furnace plan & book

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

Burrishoole Friary, Newport

Rockfleet Castle, Newport

Seven Arches Bridge, Newport

Lough Feeagh

Birreencorragh