Benbulben
Binn Ghulbain
Sligo's most iconic flat-topped table mountain, with steep limestone cliffs and gullies that look carved by a knife. It appears again and again in the poetry of W. B. Yeats.
Benbulben is a limestone table mountain rising 526 meters. Its northern face is covered with vertical gullies. It is a landmark of Sligo and the mountain referenced in Yeats's epitaph, “Under bare Ben Bulben's head.” Most visitors view it from the roadside around Drumcliffe or from the N15. For a closer look, take the Benbulben Forest Walk, a free loop of about 5.5 km that begins at a car park on the road in Ballintrillick. The slopes there are gentle. Climbing to the summit requires steep, unmarked terrain and is not recommended for beginners attempting it alone. The summit is often shrouded in fog.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Drumcliffe Churchyard (Yeats's Grave)
- Gleniff Horseshoe
- Creevykeel Court Tomb
- Devil's Chimney (Sruth in Aghaidh an Aird)
- Streedagh Beach
- The Model
- Sligo County Museum
- Sligo Abbey