Lough Derravaragh

#777 among destinations in Ireland

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Lough Derravaragh is a lake in County Westmeath, Ireland, north of Mullingar between Castlepollard, Crookedwood and Multyfarnham. ()

Alternative names: Area: 4.17 mi²Length: 6.21 miWidth: 2.49 miMaximum depth: 75 ftElevation: 404 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 53°37'60"N, 7°21'0"W

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WestmeathIreland

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

Nearby attractions include: Fore Abbey, Lough Lene, Tullynally Castle, Lough Owel.

6.1 miNE
Historical place, Monastery
Fore Abbey, Fore
156 min walk • Fore Abbey is the ruin of a Benedictine Abbey, situated to the north of Lough Lene in County Westmeath, near Fore village. The abbey was founded by Saint Feichin in 630 CE and functioned for over 900 years.
5.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Lene, Fore
138 min walk • Lough Lene is a lake situated in north County Westmeath, Ireland, between the villages of Castlepollard, Collinstown and Fore. It possesses a rich and varied history.
3.5 miN
Museum, Forts and castles, Gothic Revival architecture
Tullynally Castle, Castlepollard
91 min walk • Tullynally Castle, also known as Pakenham Hall, is a country house situated some 2 km from Castlepollard on the Coole village road in County Westmeath, Ireland.
4.5 miS
Fishing and swimming in tranquil environs
Lough Owel
115 min walk • Lough Owel is a mesotrophic lough in the Midlands of Ireland, situated north of Mullingar, the county town of Westmeath. It has a maximum depth of 21 metres.
2.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Knockeyon
58 min walk • Knockeyon is a hill in County Westmeath, Ireland in the townland of Streamstown. When viewed from the Ranaghan, and Gillardstown side of the hill, it dominates the surrounding lakes in the countryside of northern County Westmeath.
4.1 miSE
Church
Taghmon Church
105 min walk • Taghmon Church is a fortified church and National Monument in County Westmeath, Ireland.
1.1 miN
Forts and castles
Mortimer's Castle
29 min walk • Mortimer's Castle is a castle and National Monument located in County Westmeath, Ireland.
4.4 miS
Forts and castles
Knockdrin
112 min walk • Knockdrin is a townland and electoral division that is 5.6 kilometers northeast of Mullingar, in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is the home of the Westmeath Hunt, and its most notable building is Knockdrin Castle.
5 miE
Archaeological site
Ranaghan, Fore
128 min walk • Ranaghan is a townland and archaeological site in County Westmeath, Ireland.
7.4 miNW
Archaeological site
Coolamber Hall House
189 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.
6.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hill of Ben, Fore
165 min walk • Situated between Lough Glore and Lough Lene, and Lough Ban, Ireland, the Hill of Ben dominates the valley where Fore abbey was built by De Lacy of the Lord of Meath family for the French Benedictine monks.

Lough Derravaragh

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