Fin Lough
Fin Lough is a lake in County Clare, Munster. Fin Lough is situated nearby to the locality Caherscooba, as well as near the village Kilmurry.- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in County Clare, Ireland
- Also known as: “Fenloe” and “Fenloe Lake”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Knappogue Castle and Ballymarkahan Castle.
Knappogue Castle
Historic building
Photo: sitomon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knappogue Castle is a tower house, built in 1467 and expanded in the mid-19th century, located in the parish of Quin, County Clare, Ireland. It has been restored and is open to guided tours.
Ballymarkahan Castle
Castle
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballymarkahan Castle is a ruined tower house in the parish of Quin, in County Clare, Ireland. It was listed by Irish antiquarian T. J. Westropp as one of the 195 "lesser castles", or peel towers, of County Clare in 1899, by which time it was already a ruin. Ballymarkahan Castle is situated 3½ km north of Fin Lough.
Mooghaun
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mooghaun is a late Bronze Age hill fort located in County Clare, Ireland. It is a well preserved, recently excavated site, occupying an entire hill with wide views of the surrounding lands. Mooghaun is situated 2½ km west of Fin Lough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newmarket on Fergus and Quin.
Newmarket on Fergus
Town
Photo: Axik66, Public domain.
Newmarket-on-Fergus, historically known as Corracatlin, is a town in County Clare, Ireland. It is 13 km from Ennis, 8 km from Shannon Airport, and 24 km from Limerick. Newmarket on Fergus is situated 4 km west of Fin Lough.
Quin
Village
Photo: Simon Huguet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quin is a village in southeast County Clare, Ireland. The name also refers to a civil parish in the barony of Bunratty Upper, and to an ecclesiastical parish of the same name. Quin is situated 5 km north of Fin Lough.
Sixmilebridge
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sixmilebridge is a large village in County Clare, Ireland. Located midway between Ennis and Limerick city, the village is a short distance away from the main N18 road. Sixmilebridge is situated 6 km southeast of Fin Lough.
Fin Lough
- Category: lake
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.77424° or 52° 46′ 27″ northLongitude
-8.8416° or 8° 50′ 30″ westElevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
9C4HQ5F5+M9OpenStreetMap ID
way 24541181OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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In Other Languages
“Fin Lough” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fin Lough”
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