Historic site · Ireland
Famine Memorial
Famine Memorial is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Truskmore stands 647 m to the north-northeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is WB yeats, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.3 miles off.
Bronze sculpture Famine Family by Niall Bruton (1997)
How to reach it
Coordinates54.27384, -8.47675
- 0.3 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fintra Bay Scenic Spot · 25 mi
- Slieve League · 26 mi
- Silver Strand Viewpoint · 30 mi
- Malin Beg Viewpoint · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Knocknarea: 4.1 mi
- Slieve Daeane: 4.2 mi
- Copes Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Killerry Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Union Rock: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 51
- WB yeats: 0.1 mi
- Ambrosio and Bernado O'Higgins: 0.2 mi
- St. John's Cathedral: 0.2 mi
- Lady Eireann: 0.3 mi
- Model School: 0.3 mi
Springs: 34
- Tobernalt Holy Well: 2.4 mi
- St Bridget's Well: 2.9 mi
- Lady Well: 2.9 mi
- Lady's Well: 6.4 mi
- Toberbride: 6.8 mi
Attractions: 21
- Sligo Abbey: 0.3 mi
- Model Niland Gallery: 0.3 mi
- Drumcliff Graveyard: 3.7 mi
- Grave of WB Yeats: 3.7 mi
- Drumcliff Round Tower: 3.7 mi
Parks: 18
- Salmon Point: 0.2 mi
- Peace Park: 0.3 mi
- Greenfort Park: 0.3 mi
- Doorly Park: 1.0 mi
- Mitchell Curley Park: 1.2 mi
Beaches: 12
- Rosses Point Beach: 4.5 mi
- Culleenamore: 5.4 mi
- Ardtermon Strand: 7.6 mi
- Yellow Strand: 8.7 mi
- Streedagh Beach: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 11
- Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore: 0.2 mi
- Suppose an Outcrop: 0.3 mi
- Salmon of Knowledge: 0.7 mi
- grotto: 2.4 mi
- Countess Markievicz: 2.9 mi
Museums: 6
- Sligo Abbey: 0.3 mi
- Spanish Armada Interpretive Centre: 8.4 mi
- Heritage Centre: 18.6 mi
- Arigna Mining Experience: 19.8 mi
- Belleek Pottery Museum: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Hazelwood: 2.3 mi
- Templeboy Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Fowley's Falls: 15.6 mi
- Glenaniff Waterfall: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- The Devil's Chimney: 6.1 mi
- Glencar Waterfall: 6.4 mi
- Scardan Waterfall: 17.5 mi
- Roogagh Waterfall: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Doneen West: 7.1 mi
- Carrane Hill: 13.6 mi
- Playgroud: 22.1 mi
- Carrignahasta: 22.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Moneen Boleybrack Mountain Special Area of Conservation: 19.3 mi
- Moneensauran Cuilcagh Anierin Uplands Special Area of Conservation: 24.4 mi
- RSPB Lower Lough Erne Islands: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 2
- Peace Garden: 13.3 mi
- Walled Garden: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Famine Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truskmore | NNE 31° | 647 m | 8.1 mi |
| Truskmore SE Cairn | NNE 33° | 631 m | 8.1 mi |
| Tievebaun | NNE 29° | 611 m | 9.8 mi |
| Annacoona Top | NNE 20° | 597 m | 6.7 mi |
| Knockalongy | WSW 244° | 544 m | 12.7 mi |
| Knockalongy North-East Top | WSW 245° | 541 m | 12.2 mi |
| Benbulbin | N 1° | 526 m | 6.3 mi |
| Arroo Mountain | NE 42° | 523 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:00 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 21:13 | 22:13 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:48 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:53 | 15:01 | 16:12 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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