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.
Lissadell House and GardensLissadell is a neoclassical house near Carney with a walled garden, open to visitors in season.
The ModelThis gallery on The Mall holds the Niland Collection of Jack B Yeats paintings.
Sligo AbbeyThe Dominican friary ruin in the middle of the town kept its cloister and a carved stone altar.
Gleniff HorseshoeThe road loops through a glacial valley in the Dartry mountains, with a cave up high on the rock face.
Lough GillLough Gill lies east of Sligo town and holds the small island Yeats named in his poem.More in Sligo
Carrowmore Megalithic CemeteryPrehistoric site · 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.
Streedagh BeachBeach · GrangeA long strand near Grange. Three Armada ships went down off it in 1588.
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.
Ballymote CastleCastle · BallymoteThe square Norman castle with corner towers stands in the town of Ballymote and is free to walk around.