Ardoileán
Ardoileán or Ard Oileán, known in English as High Island, is a small island off the northwest coast of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. It was once the site of an early Irish monastic community.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: island
- Also known as: “Ardoilean”
Places of Interest
Highlights include High Island Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site.
High Island Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site
Archaeological site
Photo: 32cnamart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
High Island Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Claddaghduff and Cleggan.
Claddaghduff
Village
Claddaghduff is a village in County Galway, Ireland. It is located northwest of Clifden, the gateway to Omey Island. Claddaghduff is situated 8 km east of Ardoileán.
Cleggan
Village
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Cleggan is a fishing village in County Galway, Ireland. The village lies 10 km northwest of Clifden and is situated at the head of Cleggan Bay. A focal point of the village is the pier, built by Alexander Nimmo in 1822 and extended in 1908. Cleggan is situated 10 km east of Ardoileán.
Ardoileán
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.54576° or 53° 32′ 45″ northLongitude
-10.25559° or 10° 15′ 20″ westElevation
52 metres (171 feet)Open location code
9C5FGPWV+8QOpenStreetMap ID
way 4562311OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
2963774Wikidata ID
Q1617775
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Ardoileán” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ardoileán”
- Breton: “Ardoileán”
- Cebuano: “High Island”
- Dutch: “Ardoileán”
- Esperanto: “Ardoileán”
- French: “Ardoileán”
- German: “Ardoilean”
- German: “Ardoileán”
- German: “High Island”
- Irish: “Ardoileán”
- Swedish: “High Island, Irland”
- Swedish: “High Island”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Féichín’s Church and Friar Island.
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