Devenish or Devinish Island

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 km2 (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 ^[1] (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 km) long and two-thirds of a mile (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. ^[2]

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

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Devenish Island.

• Virtual tour of Devenish Island Monastic Site – Virtual Visit Northern Ireland