Turgesius Island, Fore

Name: Turgesius Island
Address: Fore, Ireland

#7 among attractions in Fore

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The principal island on Lough Lene is named after Turgesius who was a Viking leader who is said to have conquered Dublin. ()

Coordinates: 53°39'38"N, 7°13'16"W

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Turgesius Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

1.6 miN
Historical place, Monastery
Fore Abbey, Fore
42 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.
~1730 ftNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Lene, Fore
9 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.
4.6 miW
Museum, Forts and castles, Gothic Revival architecture
Tullynally Castle, Castlepollard
117 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.
5.8 miSE
Archaeological site
Clonyn Castle, Delvin
149 min walk • Clonyn Castle also known as Delvin Castle, is a Victorian country house situated in Delvin, County Westmeath, Ireland some 18 km from Mullingar along the N52. It is a square, symmetrical, two-storey castle-like building of cut limestone with four tall, round corner towers at each corner.
2.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Bane, Fore
72 min walk • Lough Bane is a lake on the border of County Meath and County Westmeath in Ireland. The county border runs east–west through the centre of the lake. Lough Bane forms part of the Lough Bane and Lough Glass Special Area of Conservation. The lake is the largest of three lakes in the SAC, the others being Lough Glass and Lough Glass North.
4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Knockeyon
103 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.
4.5 miSW
Church
Taghmon Church
116 min walk • Taghmon Church is a fortified church and National Monument in County Westmeath, Ireland.
5 miW
Forts and castles
Mortimer's Castle
128 min walk • Mortimer's Castle is a castle and National Monument located in County Westmeath, Ireland.
1 miS
Archaeological site
Ranaghan, Fore
26 min walk • Ranaghan is a townland and archaeological site in County Westmeath, Ireland.
5.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Derravaragh
143 min walk • Lough Derravaragh is a lake in County Westmeath, Ireland, north of Mullingar between Castlepollard, Crookedwood and Multyfarnham. Lough Derravaragh sits on the River Inny which flows from Lough Sheelin on its way to the River Shannon. It is a popular lake for angling and other watersports.
1.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hill of Ben, Fore
41 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.