BenbulbenBenbulben is flat on top, north of Sligo town, and a looped forest trail runs around the base of it.
Monastic site
Drumcliffe
Drumcliffe, County Sligo
An early monastic site under Benbulben, with a carved high cross beside the churchyard W B Yeats is buried in.
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- Drumcliffe, County Sligo
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BenbulbenBenbulben is flat on top, north of Sligo town, and a looped forest trail runs around the base of it.
Gleniff HorseshoeThe road loops through a glacial valley in the Dartry mountains, with a cave up high on the rock face.
Lissadell House and GardensLissadell is a neoclassical house near Carney with a walled garden, open to visitors in season.
Streedagh BeachA long strand near Grange. Three Armada ships went down off it in 1588.
Sligo AbbeyThe Dominican friary ruin in the middle of the town kept its cloister and a carved stone altar.More in Sligo
Carrowmore Megalithic CemeteryMegalithic tomb · SligoPassage tombs and stone circles spread through fields west of Sligo town, with an OPW visitor centre on site.
KnocknareaMountain · StrandhillThe cairn on top has never been opened. The Queen Maeve Trail takes you up from Strandhill.
Strandhill BeachBeach · StrandhillThe surf beach west of Sligo town has a promenade behind it. The currents in the water are strong.
Mullaghmore HeadViewpoint · MullaghmoreA low headland with a small harbour on it, and a big wave break offshore.- Lough GillLake · SligoLough Gill lies east of Sligo town and holds the small island Yeats named in his poem.
HazelwoodForest · SligoThe wooded peninsula on Lough Gill has a lakeside path with wooden sculptures standing along it.
The ModelMuseum · SligoThis gallery on The Mall holds the Niland Collection of Jack B Yeats paintings.
Ballymote CastleCastle · BallymoteThe square Norman castle with corner towers stands in the town of Ballymote and is free to walk around.