Maugherow Peninsula
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The Maugherow Peninsula () is the largest and westernmost peninsula of
County Sligo County Sligo ( , ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region and is part of the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht. Sligo is the administrative capital and largest town in ...
, Ireland. It is also less commonly referred to as the Raghly Peninsula, after Raghly Point (), which is itself a
headland A headland, also known as a head, is a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water. It is a type of promontory. A headland of considerable size often is called a cape.Whittow, Jo ...
of the peninsula. The peninsula acts as the northern boundary of Sligo Bay. The peninsula's rugged coastline and exposed location has made it far less popular as a tourist destination than some of Sligo's other peninsulas, such as Mullaghmore, Rosses Point and Coolera. The area is largely flat and agricultural in nature, characterised by ribbon development. Carney is the sole nucleated village on the peninsula proper, while the larger town of Grange is located on the margins of the peninsula.


Places of interest

* Ballygilgan Nature Reserve * Lissadell House *Knocklane Fort *Raghly Harbour * Streedagh Armada wrecksite *Streedagh Beach *Yellow Strand Beach


Gallery

File:Barnacle Geese grazing at Ballygilgan seasonal pond.jpg, Ballygilgan File:Raghly Harbour - geograph.org.uk - 978006.jpg, Raghly Harbour File:Lissadell House Copyright Nigel Aspdin.jpg, Lissadell House File:Streedagh Strand, County Sligo, Ireland - 1.jpg, Streedagh File:Yellow Strand (west end) - geograph.org.uk - 978000.jpg, Yellow Strand


See also

* Carbury, County Sligo * Coastal landforms of Ireland


References

Peninsulas of County Sligo Beaches of County Sligo {{Sligo-geo-stub