List of national monuments in County Sligo

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The Irish state has officially approved the following list of national monuments in County Sligo. In the Republic of Ireland, a structure or site may be deemed to be a "national monument", and therefore worthy of state protection, if it is of national importance. If the land adjoining the monument is essential to protect it, this land may also be protected.

National Monuments

NM#Monument nameDescriptionImageTownlandLocation
342 Ballinafad Castle Castle Ballinafad Castle, Co. Sligo, Ireland.jpg Ballinafad 54°01′34″N8°20′09″W / 54.026°N 8.3358°W / 54.026; -8.3358 (Ballinafad Castle)
373 Castlebaldwin Castle Castle Castlebaldwin (or Baldwin Castle) (geograph 2331726).jpg Castlebaldwin 54°04′41″N8°22′11″W / 54.07797°N 8.36967°W / 54.07797; -8.36967 (Castlebaldwin Castle)
523 Cabragh Wedge Tomb (The Giant's Grave)Wedge Tomb Cabragh (Leyny) 54°10′27″N8°40′26″W / 54.1742°N 8.674°W / 54.1742; -8.674 (Cabragh Wedge Tomb)
568 Carns Cairn Cairn Carns (Calry) 54°15′20″N8°27′01″W / 54.255449°N 8.450273°W / 54.255449; -8.450273 (Carns Cairn)
277.01 Carricknagat Megalithic Tombs Megalithic Tombs Carricknagat (Tirerrill) 54°11′18″N8°24′07″W / 54.18843°N 8.40184°W / 54.18843; -8.40184 (Carricknagat Megalithic Tombs)
518 Carrowkeel Passage Tomb Cemetery Passage Tomb Cemetery CarrowkeelIreland.jpg Carrowkeel 54°03′04″N8°22′26″W / 54.050983°N 8.373918°W / 54.050983; -8.373918 (Carrowkeel Passage Tomb Cemetery)
153.01 Carrowmore Passage Tomb Cemetery Stone circle, Ring barrow, Passage tomb, Ringfort, Megalithic structure, Cashel Carrowmore tomb, Ireland.jpg Carrowmore 54°15′23″N8°30′56″W / 54.256371°N 8.515475°W / 54.256371; -8.515475 (Carrowmore Passage Tomb Cemetery)
638 Ballymote Castle Castle BallymoteCastle13.jpg Ballymote 54°05′15″N8°31′10″W / 54.087412°N 8.519462°W / 54.087412; -8.519462 (Ballymote Castle)
479 Carrowreagh Court Tomb Court Tomb Carrowreagh (Leyny) 54°03′36″N8°56′32″W / 54.059876°N 8.942182°W / 54.059876; -8.942182 (Carrowreagh Court Tomb)
277.02 Cashelore (Cashel Bir, Bawnboy)Cashel Castleore 54°12′36″N8°22′39″W / 54.210034°N 8.377560°W / 54.210034; -8.377560 (Cashelore)
118 Church Island Church Church on Church Island, Sligo.jpg Church Island (Lough Gill) 54°15′13″N8°23′12″W / 54.253582°N 8.386793°W / 54.253582; -8.386793 (Church Island)
159 Cashelmore (Clogher Stone Fort)Cashel Clogher 53°56′04″N8°30′50″W / 53.934457°N 8.513904°W / 53.934457; -8.513904 (Cashelmore)
338 Creevykeel Court Tomb Court Tomb Creevykeel2.jpg Creevykeel 54°26′19″N8°26′00″W / 54.438701°N 8.433365°W / 54.438701; -8.433365 (Creevykeel Court Tomb)
433 Cummeen Court Tomb Cairns Cummeen 54°16′37″N8°31′36″W / 54.277039°N 8.526724°W / 54.277039; -8.526724 (Cummeen Court Tomb)
119 Drumcliffe High Crosses & Round Tower High Crosses & Round Tower Drumcliffe cross.jpg Drumcliffe 54°19′34″N8°29′42″W / 54.326098°N 8.495028°W / 54.326098; -8.495028 (Drumcliffe High Crosses & Round Tower)
277.03 Gortlownan Motte Motte Gortlownan 54°13′17″N8°20′20″W / 54.221474°N 8.338871°W / 54.221474; -8.338871 (Gortlownan Motte)
607 Gortnaleck Court Tomb Court Tomb Gortnaleck 54°23′04″N8°29′03″W / 54.384544°N 8.4842°W / 54.384544; -8.4842 (Gortnaleck Court Tomb)
152 Heapstown Cairn Cairn Heapstown Co. Sligo 2019.jpg Heapstown 54°05′42″N8°20′54″W / 54.09509°N 8.348301°W / 54.09509; -8.348301 (Heapstown Cairn)
117 Inishmurray Island Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site Inishmurray Teampall Molaise N 2007 08 22.jpg Inishmurray Island 54°25′54″N8°39′25″W / 54.431602°N 8.657014°W / 54.431602; -8.657014 (Inishmurray Island)
153.02 Knocknarea passage tombs Passage tombs & Cairns Ireland 139 bg 061702.jpg Knocknarea 54°15′35″N8°34′28″W / 54.25968921°N 8.5745°W / 54.25968921; -8.5745 (Knocknarea passage tombs)
153.03 Queen Meave's Tomb Cairn Sligo medb.jpg Knocknarea 54°15′32″N8°34′29″W / 54.258817°N 8.574643°W / 54.258817; -8.574643 (Queen Meave's Tomb)
377 Magheraghanrush Court Tomb Court Tomb Deer Park Court Tomb - geograph.org.uk - 985472.jpg Magheraghanrush 54°16′46″N8°22′52″W / 54.279376°N 8.381220°W / 54.279376; -8.381220 (Magheraghanrush Court Tomb)
465 Moytirra East Court Tomb Court Tomb Moytirra East 54°04′31″N8°17′01″W / 54.075382°N 8.283728°W / 54.075382; -8.283728 (Moytirra East Court Tomb)
189 Sligo Abbey Friary (Dominican) Sligo abbey.JPG Sligo 54°16′15″N8°28′12″W / 54.270841°N 8.470084°W / 54.270841; -8.470084 (Sligo Abbey)

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