Twelve km from Cavan town, in the north of the county, Killykeen Forest Park is one of the best places to go to enjoy Cavan's most scenic lake, Lough Oughter.
The Lough sprawls into Upper Lough Erne through a maze of small inlets and stretches of open water edged by reeds, alders and silver birch. The park rents boats by the hour for coarse fishing or exploring and there are also good fishing spots along the lough's banks. Many small wooded islands are dotted around the lough.
Some of these are crannogs, (artificial islands built to provide secure places for settlements). There is a landing jetty on one of the crannogs, which has a 13th century tower fort. Owen Roe O'Neill is also reputed to have died from poisoning in 1649 in the O'Reilly's 13th century Castle Oughter, which is also on the lough.
The park has scenic paths and cycling trails around the lough and into the conifer forest and you can rent self catering log cabin style chalets overlooking the lake.
Blacklion cashel - ancient ringfort with three large earthen ramparts with a 19th century stone sweathouse in the middle
Black Pig's Dyke -ancient long earthen rampart which stretches along the upper reaches of the River Shannon, thought to have been a protective wall along the border of Ulster
The Cavan Way - 17 km walking path through rugged countryside between Dowra and Blacklion. Part of the Ulster Way walking trail also runs through Cavan
Cuilcagh Mountains - rugged beautiful mountain range in the west of the county
Drumlane Monastic site - church and small 11th century round tower on the site of a monastery founded by St Mogue in the 6th century, with interesting carvings, in a scenic location between Drumlane and Derrybrick, near Milltown.
Kilmore Cathedral - Church of Ireland cathedral near Crossdoney on the R198, built in 1860 incorporating a 12th century Romanesque doorway (Entry free)
Pighouse Folk Museum - Private local history museum full of a miscellany of household items, period clothes and furniture contained in an old pighouse and barns at Corr House Cornafean (Phone Mrs Faris to arrange a visit on 049 37248. Entry IR£2)
Magh Sleacht - plain near Kilnavert and Killycluggin that was a Celtic pagan pilgrimage site and a druidic centre dedicated to Crom Cruaich
Blacklion cashel - ancient ringfort with three large earthen ramparts with a 19th century stone sweathouse in the middle
