 Monastic site on Devenish Island | |
  Devenish or Devinish Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lower Lough Erne |
| Coordinates | 54°22′20.31″N 7°39′27.51″W / 54.3723083°N 7.6576417°W / 54.3723083; -7.6576417 |
| Area | 0.498 km (0.192 sq mi) |
| Length | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Width | 1.1 km (0.68 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 64.3 m (211 ft) |
| Highest point | Sour Hill |
| Administration | |
| Northern Ireland (United Kingdom) | |
Devenish or Devinish (from Irish Daimhinis, meaning 'ox island') is an island in Lower Lough Erne, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Aligned roughly north–south, it is about one and a quarter miles (2.0 km) long and two-thirds of a mile (1.1 km) wide. The main place to catch a ferry to the island is at Trory Point, just outside Enniskillen. Devenish Island is owned by the Kilravock Christian Trust. The island is in the civil parish of Devenish.
See also
- List of archaeological sites in County Fermanagh
- Northern Ireland Environment Agency
- List of townlands in County Fermanagh
- Cahalan Ó Corcrán
- The Round O
References
- "Daimhinis/Devinish". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- "Kilravock Castle (pronounced 'Kil-rawk') dates from 1460". Kilravockcastle.com. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- "An Daimhinis/Devinish (civil parish)". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
Sources
- Curtis, Liz (2004). "Ancient Island Sites on Lough Erne". Culture Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
- "Devenish Island". www.enniskillen.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
- "Devenish Monastic Site". Northern Ireland Environment Agency. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
Further reading
- Donnelly, Colm J (6 February 1997). Living Places. Institute of Irish Studies. ISBN 978-0-85389-475-9.
External links
- Virtual tour of Devenish Island Monastic Site – Virtual Visit Northern Ireland
- Islands of County Fermanagh
- Archaeological sites in County Fermanagh
- Townlands of County Fermanagh
- Uninhabited islands of Northern Ireland
- Scheduled monuments in Northern Ireland
- Towers in Northern Ireland
- Ruins in Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland Environment Agency properties
- Culdees
- Lake islands of Northern Ireland
- State Care Monuments of Northern Ireland