Gowlaun
Gowlaun is a locality in County Galway, Connacht. Gowlaun is situated nearby to the locality Seecaun, as well as near Carrickglass.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Garraun and Altnagaighera.
Garraun
Peak
Photo: Joebater, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Garraun at 598 metres, is the 224th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, however, while it is just short of the elevation threshold of 600-metres for other classifications, it does have the prominence to be a Marilyn. Garraun is situated 3½ km southeast of Gowlaun.
Altnagaighera
Peak
Photo: Britishfinance, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Altnagaighera is a peak, which is situated 3 km southeast of Gowlaun.
Benchoona
Peak
Photo: Britishfinance, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Benchoona is a peak, which is situated 3 km east of Gowlaun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tully Cross and Letterfrack.
Tully Cross
Village
Photo: Lindy Buckley, CC BY 2.0.
Tully Cross is a small village located on the Renvyle Peninsula in north-west Connemara, in County Galway, Ireland. It is actually situated in the townland of Gorteenclough. The village lies close to the sea and is on the Wild Atlantic Way coastal route. Tully Cross is situated 3½ km west of Gowlaun.
Letterfrack
Photo: Chalky Lives, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Letterfrack is a village on the coast of Connemara in County Galway, with a population of about 200. In Irish Leitir means a rock-strewn hillside and fraic means speckled, referring to the bright quartzite rocks.
Gowlaun
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.59893° or 53° 35′ 56″ northLongitude
-9.91148° or 9° 54′ 41″ westElevation
24 metres (79 feet)Open location code
9C5GH3XQ+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 52245719OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2963923
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In Other Languages
“Gowlaun” goes by many names.
- Irish: “An Gabhlán”
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