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A dolmen of grey boulders in the open field at Carrowmore, with hills beyond

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Things to do in Sligo

County Sligo

6 of the 20 places on our County Sligo list are in Sligo: Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery, Sligo Abbey, Lough Gill, Hazelwood, The Model and Slish Wood. Between them a prehistoric site, an abbey, a lake and a forest. Further down the page: 3 more places in the town off Fáilte Ireland's public list.

On our Sligo list

6 places in and around Sligo.

  1. A dolmen of grey boulders in the open field at Carrowmore, with hills beyondCarrowmore Megalithic CemeteryMegalithic tomb · SligoPassage tombs and stone circles spread through fields west of Sligo town, with an OPW visitor centre on site.
  2. Sligo - Sligo PriorySligo AbbeyAbbey · SligoThe Dominican friary ruin in the middle of the town kept its cloister and a carved stone altar.
  3. Lough GillLake · SligoLough Gill lies east of Sligo town and holds the small island Yeats named in his poem.
  4. Hazelwood House and its overgrown lawns beside Lough Gill, County SligoHazelwoodForest · SligoThe wooded peninsula on Lough Gill has a lakeside path with wooden sculptures standing along it.
  5. The stone front of the Model in Sligo behind its railings on a frosty morningThe ModelMuseum · SligoThis gallery on The Mall holds the Niland Collection of Jack B Yeats paintings.
  6. Slish WoodForest · SligoThe forest runs along the south shore of Lough Gill, with a marked walk down to the water.

More to see in Sligo

From Fáilte Ireland’s own listings.

  1. Hyde Bridge GalleryGallery · Sligo TownHyde Bridge Gallery is in heart of Sligo Town in the Yeats Memorial Building at Douglas Hyde Bridge.
  2. Secret Gardens SligoGarden · Sligo TownSecret Gardens Sligo consists of a group of gardens open to the public for charity on selected dates throughout the summer.
  3. The Glen, StrandhillLandscape · Sligo TownThe Glen is one of the most interesting natural phenomena on the Coolera Peninsula, it is a narrow, deep, long chasm on the south face of Knocknarea.

The top of the Sligo list

  1. The flat top and steep face of Benbulben above the fields and the estuaryBenbulbenMountain · DrumcliffeBenbulben is flat on top, north of Sligo town, and a looped forest trail runs around the base of it.
  2. A dolmen of grey boulders in the open field at Carrowmore, with hills beyondCarrowmore Megalithic CemeteryMegalithic tomb · SligoPassage tombs and stone circles spread through fields west of Sligo town, with an OPW visitor centre on site.
  3. The rocky foreshore below Knocknarea with the mountain across the bayKnocknareaMountain · StrandhillThe cairn on top has never been opened. The Queen Maeve Trail takes you up from Strandhill.
  4. The boardwalk and stone sea defence above the surf at StrandhillStrandhill BeachBeach · StrandhillThe surf beach west of Sligo town has a promenade behind it. The currents in the water are strong.
  5. The flat layered cliffs and breaking sea at Mullaghmore HeadMullaghmore HeadViewpoint · MullaghmoreA low headland with a small harbour on it, and a big wave break offshore.
  6. Yeats's grave and the graveyard beside the church at DrumcliffeDrumcliffeMonastic site · DrumcliffeAn early monastic site under Benbulben, with a carved high cross beside the churchyard W B Yeats is buried in.

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