Lissadell House & Gardens
Greek revivalist style country house in Ireland.
Attractions in Carney
Photo: Lissadell House & Gardens, Aspdin (CC BY-SA 3.0)Lissadell House & Gardens, 3.6 km from Carney
4 of the 6 places to visit in and around Carney are castles or historic places. None of them is inside Carney itself. Day-trippers head 8.3 km out to Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo.
In Carney
0
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
4
in or near town
Best known
Around Carney: where to begin
Along with Lissadell House & Gardens, see 2 historic sites, a historic house and a natural landscape.
GardenLissadell House & Gardens3.4 km outside town, to the westHistoric houseHistoric houseDrumcliffe Round Tower And High Cross2.2 km outside town, to the southeastNatural landscapeNatural landscapeBenbulben4.4 km outside town, to the northeastChurchChurchDrumcliffe Church and Grave of W.B Yeats2.3 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric siteHistoric siteDrumcliff Round Tower2.2 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric siteHistoric siteGrave of WB Yeats2.3 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map
How they lie
Beyond the town, the 6 nearby are mostly to the southeast.
The dashed line is Carney’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
By kind
Kinds of place
4 of the 6 are castles or historic places, more than any other kind.
Castles & historic places 2 historic sites · 1 historic house · 1 church0 in town · 4 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Nature & islands 1 natural landscape0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Carney. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Full list of places
The list runs to 6 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Carney → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Carney →
Big names nearby
Out of town
The pick of the 12 is Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo, 8.3 km off.
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo8.3 km south
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksSligo Abbey8.4 km southeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksParke's Castle15 km southeast
CastleClassiebawn Castle14 km north
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo8.3 km southeast
Art galleryModel Arts and Niland Gallery8.3 km southeast
CastleBallymote Castle28 km south
Abbey or prioryCreevelea Abbey19 km southeast
CastleBallinafad Castle37 km south
MuseumBallyshannon and District Museum28 km northeast
Abbey or prioryBallindoon Abbey31 km southeast
CathedralSaint Crumnathy's Cathedral, Achonry30 km southPlaces well known beyond Carney (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Office of Public Works or National Parks and Wildlife Service property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Questions about Carney’s attractions
What is there to see near Carney?
No attraction is mapped inside Carney itself. Within 5 km of it are Lissadell House & Gardens, Drumcliffe Round Tower And High Cross, Benbulben and Drumcliffe Church and Grave of W.B Yeats.
Does Carney have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Carney.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Carney?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Sligo Abbey (Office of Public Works), 8.4 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Carney?
Within 40 km: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo (8.3 km), Sligo Abbey (8.4 km), Parke's Castle (15 km), Classiebawn Castle (14 km).
How is this list made?
From Fáilte Ireland’s open data on attractions (museums, castles, historic houses, abbeys, gardens, national parks, landscapes, islands, zoos and visitor farms: restaurants, pubs, shops and tour operators are left out), OpenStreetMap (places open to visitors; a ruined castle on farmland needs a sign it can be visited) and Wikidata (what each place is, who looks after it, its Wikipedia articles), merged into one list and placed in the town’s CSO 2022 outline or within 5 km of its edge.
Places to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in each town’s CSO 2022 outline. Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (13)
- Lissadell House & Gardens: Aspdin, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Parke's Castle: John Darcy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Classiebawn Castle: Gerd Eichmann, 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
- Ballymote Castle: Willie Duffin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Creevelea Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballinafad Castle: Daniel Waters, Co. Sligo, Ireland from Ireland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyshannon and District Museum: Gavigan 01 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballindoon Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Crumnathy's Cathedral, Achonry: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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