Lough Gill
Look for Lough Gill, a natural landscape, 4.3 km east of Sligo. Top of the 11 other places within 15 km is Parke's Castle, 3.5 km off. It lies in County Sligo.
Natural landscape near Sligo
Just outside Sligo
Lough Gill is 4.3 km east of Sligo. Towns near it ↓
Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
If warmth matters, go June to August: Sligo reaches 18–19°C.
Lough Gill
Natural landscape.
- Type
- Natural landscape
- Town
- 4.3 km east of Sligo
Where to find Lough Gill
Orange marks Lough Gill, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Where to base yourself
The biggest base of the 8 is Sligo (20,608 people). These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Sligo
Dromahair
Ballintogher
Ballygawley
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Lough Gill is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo | 4.3 km west of it | 20,608 | 20 |
| Dromahair | 4.9 km east of it | 939 | 3 |
| Ballintogher | 5.7 km south of it | 351 | 1 |
| Ballygawley | 7.1 km southwest of it | 285 | 0 |
| Ballysadare | 9.5 km southwest of it | 1,747 | 1 |
| Collooney | 11 km southwest of it | 1,797 | 0 |
| Ballincar | 11 km northwest of it | 423 | 15 |
| Riverstown | 13 km south of it | 394 | 1 |
Nearby, too
There are 11 within 15 km, 2 cathedrals, 2 abbeys or priories and 2 museums among them.
Castle · Office of Public WorksParke's Castle3.5 km away2
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo6.7 km away3
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksSligo Abbey6.2 km away4
Abbey or prioryCreevelea Abbey5.2 km away5
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo6.6 km away6
Art galleryModel Arts and Niland Gallery6.2 km away7
MuseumSligo County Museum6.4 km away8MuseumMuseum · Office of Public WorksCarrowmore Megalithic Cemetery8.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Lough Gill
Where is Lough Gill?
Lough Gill is 4.3 km east of Sligo, Sligo.
What is Lough Gill?
Natural landscape.
When is the best time to visit Lough Gill?
June to August are the warmest months in Sligo, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Lough Gill?
Within 15 km: Parke's Castle (3.5 km), Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo (6.7 km), Sligo Abbey (6.2 km) and Creevelea Abbey (5.2 km).
Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Parke's Castle: John Darcy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sligo Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Creevelea Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Model Arts and Niland Gallery: Val, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sligo County Museum: Djedi Guy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).