Maam Cross
Maam Cross is a crossroads in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It lies within the townland of Shindilla, at the junction of the N59 from Galway to Clifden and the R336 from Galway to the Maam Valley which runs from Maum or Maam to Leenaun or Leenane.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Corcogemore and Lackavrea.
Corcogemore
Peak
Photo: Dr Wotsit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Corcogemore at 609 metres, is the 208th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 253rd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Corcogemore is located on a small massif that includes Binn Mhór, and Mullach Glas; this massif is situated at the… Corcogemore is situated 4 km northwest of Maam Cross.
Lackavrea
Peak
Photo: Dr Wotsit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lackavrea is a 396-metre isolated mountain in County Galway, Ireland. It is located to the east of the larger Maumturks range, which lies within the Connemara region. Lackavrea is situated 3½ km north of Maam Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maum and Cornamona.
Maum
Locality
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
An Mám is a small Gaeltacht village and its surrounding lands in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. Maum is situated 7 km north of Maam Cross.
Cornamona
Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Corr na Móna is a village and townland in County Galway, Ireland. It is part of the Gaeltacht in Joyce Country. The village lies on the north of Lough Corrib in the middle of the Joyce Country Mountain and Lake Districts. Cornamona is situated 9 km northeast of Maam Cross.
Camus
Village
Photo: Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Camus or Camas is a small village in the Connemara Gaeltacht of County Galway, Ireland. It is between Casla and An Teach Dóite, and is divided into Camas Uachtair and Camas Íochtair, as well as several other townlands, such as Scríob, Gleann Trasna, Leitir Móir, and Doire Bhainbh. Camus is situated 9 km south of Maam Cross.
Maam Cross
- Type: Village
- Description: townland in Connacht, Ireland
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.45591° or 53° 27′ 21″ northLongitude
-9.54078° or 9° 32′ 27″ westElevation
42 metres (138 feet)Open location code
9C5GFF45+9MOpenStreetMap ID
node 328147562OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“Maam Cross” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Maam Cross”
- Dutch: “Maam Cross”
- Georgian: “მამ-კროსი”
- Irish: “An Teach Dóite”
- Russian: “Мам-Кросс”
- Urdu: “مام کروس”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Maam Cross”. Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.