Granard Motte and BaileyRichard de Tuite built this motte around 1199, and it is said to be the largest in Ireland. A statue of St Patrick has stood on top since 1932.Forest
Derrycassin Wood
Granard, County Longford
Coillte woodland on the shore of Lough Gowna north of Granard, with signed walks and views over the lake.
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- Granard, County Longford
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Granard Motte and BaileyRichard de Tuite built this motte around 1199, and it is said to be the largest in Ireland. A statue of St Patrick has stood on top since 1932.
Aughnacliffe Portal TombTwo capstones, the larger 3.2m by 2.3m, in a valley outside the village. The path to it crosses private farmland, so close the gates.
Mullaghmeen ForestIreland's largest planted beech wood sits on the Meath border, with trails going up to the summit.More in Longford
Corlea Trackway Visitor CentreMuseum · KenaghAn oak road was laid across the bog here in 148 BC. Eighteen metres of it are kept indoors at the centre in Kenagh.
St Mel's CathedralCathedral · Longford townThis 19th century cathedral on the main street burned on Christmas Day 2009 and reopened, rebuilt, in 2014.
Abbeyshrule Cistercian AbbeyAbbey · AbbeyshruleCistercians founded this abbey in 1150. What is left is roofless, with a graveyard, a high cross shaft and a four storey tower house thirty metres off.- Saints Island and the Priory of All SaintsMonastic site · NewtowncashelThe ruined Augustinian priory sits on a Lough Ree peninsula at the end of a narrow causeway. The church and burial ground are open, the walls are not for climbing.
- Royal Canal Greenway, LongfordGreenway · Longford townLongford carries the western end of the Royal Canal towpath, from Abbeyshrule towards the Shannon.
Richmond Harbour, ClondraHarbour · ClondraClondra holds the last lock on the Royal Canal, where it joins the Camlin and then the Shannon.- Inchcleraun Monastic SiteIsland · NewtowncashelThe ruins of six churches stand inside a stone enclosure on this Lough Ree island, where St Diarmaid founded a monastery in the sixth century. You go by boat, and the farmland on it is private.
Corn HillMountain · DrumlishLongford's highest point is 278m, between Drumlish and Ballinalee, with a 3.2km marked trail up to two cairns on the summit.