Inis Cealtra

Inis Cealtra, also known in English as Inishcaltra or Holy Island, is an island off the western shore of in Ireland. Now uninhabited, it was once a monastic settlement.
Wikipedia
Photo: Deadstar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Lough Derg, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Inishcaltra”, “Inishcaltra or Holy Island”, and “イニス・シートラ”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Inishcaltra Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site and Inishcaltra Round Tower.

Archaeological site
Photo: Cliodhnaoleary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an archaeological site.

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ruins
Photo: Deadstar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mountshannon and Scarriff.

Village
Photo: Adie Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in east , Ireland.

Village
Photo: Dark-Fire, CC BY-SA 2.5.
or Scariff is a large village in east , in the midwest of Ireland. is situated 5 km west of Inis Cealtra.

Village
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in eastern in the… is situated 6 km west of Inis Cealtra.

Inis Cealtra

Latitude
52.91544° or 52° 54′ 56″ north
Longitude
-8.4503° or 8° 27′ 1″ west
Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)
Open location code
9C4HWG8X+5V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 34752926
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2963741
Wiki­data ID
Q1625333
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Inis Cealtra” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Holy Island”
  • Dutch: “Inis Cealtra”
  • German: “Holy Island”
  • Irish: “Inis Cealtra”
  • Japanese: “イニッシ・ケアルトラ”
  • Kazakh: “Холи-Айленд (Ирландия)”
  • Kazakh: “Холи-Айленд”
  • Russian: “Холи-Айленд”
  • Swedish: “Holy Island, Irland”
  • Swedish: “Holy Island”
  • Welsh: “Inis Cealtra”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Inis Cealtra”.

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Ryne Point and Gorrybloxam.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: St Micheal’s Church and St Caimin’s Church.

County Clare: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Ennis and Burren.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.