DrumcliffeAn early monastic site under Benbulben, with a carved high cross beside the churchyard W B Yeats is buried in.
Mountain
Benbulben
Drumcliffe, County Sligo
Benbulben is flat on top, north of Sligo town, and a looped forest trail runs around the base of it.
Park up at Luke’s Bridge, 5km north of Drumcliffe, to begin your Benbulben adventure.
- Where
- Drumcliffe, County Sligo
- Address
- Benbulbin, Cloyragh
- Official site
- sportireland.ie
- Map
- Directions · OpenStreetMap
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
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