Strandhill BeachThe surf beach west of Sligo town has a promenade behind it. The currents in the water are strong.
Cliffs
Aughris Head
Templeboy, County Sligo
Small headland with a cliff walk on it, on the coast between Sligo and Ballina.
- Where
- Templeboy, County Sligo
- Address
- Unnamed Road, Cartronofarry East
- Map
- Directions · OpenStreetMap
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
Nearby
The closest places on our lists, in any county.
Strandhill BeachThe surf beach west of Sligo town has a promenade behind it. The currents in the water are strong.
KnocknareaThe cairn on top has never been opened. The Queen Maeve Trail takes you up from Strandhill.
Coney IslandYou reach the island in Sligo Bay at low tide, along a sand road marked out with pillars.
Lissadell House and GardensLissadell is a neoclassical house near Carney with a walled garden, open to visitors in season.
Carrowmore Megalithic CemeteryPassage tombs and stone circles spread through fields west of Sligo town, with an OPW visitor centre on site.
DrumcliffeAn early monastic site under Benbulben, with a carved high cross beside the churchyard W B Yeats is buried in.What’s on nearby
Coming up within about 25km.
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More in Sligo
BenbulbenMountain · DrumcliffeBenbulben is flat on top, north of Sligo town, and a looped forest trail runs around the base of it.
Mullaghmore HeadViewpoint · MullaghmoreA low headland with a small harbour on it, and a big wave break offshore.
Sligo AbbeyAbbey · SligoThe Dominican friary ruin in the middle of the town kept its cloister and a carved stone altar.
Streedagh BeachBeach · GrangeA long strand near Grange. Three Armada ships went down off it in 1588.
Gleniff HorseshoeViewpoint · CliffoneyThe road loops through a glacial valley in the Dartry mountains, with a cave up high on the rock face.
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.- Spanish Armada Visitor CentreMuseum · GrangeThe old courthouse in Grange tells the story of the three Armada ships lost at Streedagh. It opens at weekends from Easter to September.