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Devenish or Devinish Island
A ruined stone building with ecclesiastical stylings, surrounded by short grass and scattered headstones, with a stone round tower to the right. In the background, a stretch of calm water can be seen in front of a tree-lined shore.
Monastic site on Devenish Island
Devenish or Devinish Island is located in Northern Ireland
Devenish or Devinish Island
Devenish or Devinish Island
Geography
LocationLower Lough Erne
Coordinates54°22′20.31″N 7°39′27.51″W / 54.3723083°N 7.6576417°W / 54.3723083; -7.6576417
Area0.498 km2 (0.192 sq mi)
Length2 km (1.2 mi)
Width1.1 km (0.68 mi)
Highest elevation64.3 m (211 ft)
Highest pointSour 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 (2.0 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.[2]

  1. ^ "Daimhinis/Devinish". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Kilravock Castle (pronounced 'Kil-rawk') dates from 1460". Kilravockcastle.com. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

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