Mace Head
Mace Head is a cape in County Galway, Connacht. Mace Head is situated nearby to the hamlet Dooyeher, as well as near the locality Ard.Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint Macdara’s Island and Mason Island.
Saint Macdara’s Island
Church
Photo: Megdotcom, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Macdara's Island is a small island off the coast of County Galway in Ireland on which stands a mediaeval Christian monastery and National Monument.
Mason Island
Island
Mason Island is an uninhabited island located off the Galway coast near the village of Carna.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carna and Letterard.
Carna
Village
Photo: Dr Charles Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carna is an area in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It is located on the country's west coast in the Gaeltacht, about 74 km west of Galway city. Carna is an extremely small area, but as a focal point for the surrounding areas, it contains a Garda Síochána station, a Health Centre including a Rapid Response Ambulance a football pitch and an Irish Coastguard lifeboat.
Letterard
Hamlet
Photo: Fractal Angel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Letterard is a townland located in the parish of Moyrus or Carna, Connemara on the West Coast of the Republic of Ireland. It is located in County Galway.
Mace Head
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in County Galway, Ireland
- Category: landform
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.32527° or 53° 19′ 31″ northLongitude
-9.90675° or 9° 54′ 24″ westElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
9C5G83GV+48OpenStreetMap ID
node 4312332437OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mace Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mace Head”
- Irish: “Ceann Mhása”
- Swedish: “Mace Head”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dooyeher and Ard.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mace Head Research Station and Lough Shemus.
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