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Saint Mary's Augustinian Priory

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.37007, -7.65722

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Toilets

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Grasshopper Warbler, Willow Warbler, Great Crested Grebe +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grasshopper Warbler, Willow Warbler, Great Crested Grebe +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Heart & Dart, Common Rustic agg. +133 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Heart & Dart, Common Rustic agg. +133 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Timothy, Common Knapweed, Bay Willow +51 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Timothy, Common Knapweed, Bay Willow +51 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Flowering Currant, Elder, Mouse-ear-hawkweed

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ely and CarrickreaghWalking route
Named route
Castle Coole Beech Trail, Castle CooleWalking route1.9 km

A tranquil walk on paths through the Beech Wood at Castle Coole, where you'll discover some of the oldest trees on the estate. Look out for the 18th-century Ice House & see the ancient trees lining Oak Avenue if you choose the longer route. Some inclines.

Named routeLength 1.9 kmDuration 00:30-01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Castle Coole Lake Walk, Castle CooleWalking route1.8 km

A gentle walk around tranquil Lough Coole. Spot a variety of wildlife, see views of the grand mansion & discover traces of the past at the site where the Queen Anne House once stood. Level terrain with some gravel. Dogs on leads due to wildfowl.

Named routeLength 1.8 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
North West TrailCycling route
Named routeNational Cycle Network
National Cycle Network National Route 91Cycling route
Named routeRef 91National Cycle Network
Kingfisher Cycle Trail - Northern Loop (Ride 1)Cycling route370 km

"offers cyclists a pleasant three or four days cycling around Lower Lough Erne."

Named routeRef KCT1Length 370 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Kingfisher Cycle Trail - The West Fermanagh Link (Ride 3)Cycling route

"through the rural uplands of County Fermanagh"

Named routeRef KCT3Point-to-pointRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route222 m
Named routeRef 91Length 222 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route432 m
Named routeRef 91Length 432 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

H2246 : Museum, Devenish

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

H2246 : Museum, Devenish

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🌱Brook ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Forthill ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Inis Ceithleann ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Devenish Island Monastic SiteUrban park0 m→🌱Cherry IslandUrban park2.7 km→🌱Windmill Road ParkUrban park2.8 km→

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