Home > Counties > Co. Sligo > Aughris Head

Aughris Head, Co. Sligo

Aughris Head is a promontory in the parish of Templeboy, and on the north coast of the Barony of Tireragh, County Sligo. Aughris meaning the point of the horses is steeped in history and culture with remnants providing testament to a much and varied history.

Remaining largely untouched, Aughris has a unique and rugged coastline, as with the rest of Co. Sligo, the mountains and coastline inspire poets and artists and without doubt will enchant you today.

Aughris Head provides incredible views while the fishing is a must for the angling enthusiasts. There are also several championship golf courses nearby and surfing at Enniscrone beach.

Featured Establishment

Drink

Beach Bar/Aughris House

Aughris Head, Co. Sligo

B&B / Pub

The McDermott family’s picturesque and beautifully located thatched pub seems to ...

more...

Gardens

There is no featured garden in the area

Golf

Enniscrone Golf Club

Enniscrone, Co. Sligo
Course Type: Links

Enniscrone is one of those links that you can recommend to your friends and visitors without any fear that they will come away disappointed. With rugged dunes unchanged since time began, a bracing wind, clear sky, one of the most beautiful beache ...

View all Read on

Self Catering

Temple House - Gardener's Cottage

Ballymote, Co. Sligo

Gardener’s Cottage The Gardener’s Cottage is a lovely Victorian two storey holiday rental house set amidst the idyllic surroundings of Temple House estate. It comprises 4 spacious bedrooms, with one downstairs, and 2 bathrooms ( 1 ...

View all Read on

What's On

Sligo Farmers Market - County Sligo - Saturdays

Every Saturday 9am - 1pm

Event Location: Sligo IT college car park, Ballinode, Sligo

Wide range of organic and artisan foods. Teas, Coffee and home baking. Craft also f ...

View all Read on

Tourist Attractions

Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery

Carrowmore, Co. Sligo

The largest - and amongst the oldest - cemetery of megalithic tombs in Ireland consisting of monuments that range from five and a half thousand to six and a half thousand years old. Archaeologists have recorded over 60 tombs of which 30 are visib ...

View all Read on

Wedding Venues

Markree Castle

Collooney, Co. Sligo

County Sligo’s oldest inhabited house has been home to the Cooper family for 350 years and now makes an unusual country house hotel, set in a large estate. This is a proper castle, with a huge portico leading to a covered stone stairway tha ...

View all Read on