Glanfahan
Glanfahan is a townland on the Dingle Peninsula, Ireland, notable for its large collection of clocháns, which form a National Monument.Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Locality
- Description: townland in Ventry, County Kerry, Ireland
- Also known as: “Fahan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Slea Head and Dunbeg Fort.
Slea Head
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Slea Head is a promontory on the westernmost part of the Dingle Peninsula, in southwest County Kerry, Ireland. It can be reached by the R559 road, with the nearest villages being Ballyickeen and Coumeenoole.
Dunbeg Fort
Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunbeg Fort is a promontory fort built in the Iron Age near the modern village of Ventry in County Kerry, Ireland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunmore Head and Dunquin.
Dunmore Head
Locality
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dunmore Head is a promontory in the westernmost part of the Dingle Peninsula, located in the barony of Corca Dhuibhne in southwest County Kerry, Ireland. Dunmore Head is situated 3 km west of Glanfahan.
Dunquin
Village
Dún Chaoin, unofficially anglicised as Dunquin, is a Gaeltacht village in the west of County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. Dunquin lies at the most westerly tip of the Dingle Peninsula, overlooking the Blasket Islands. Dunquin is situated 3½ km northwest of Glanfahan.
Garraun Point
Locality
The Great Blasket is the principal island of the Blaskets, County Kerry, Ireland. It was home to a small fishing community of Irish speakers until the island was abandoned in 1953 when living there became unsustainable. Garraun Point is situated 5 km west of Glanfahan.
Glanfahan
- Categories: archaeological site and townland
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.10306° or 52° 6′ 11″ northLongitude
-10.43306° or 10° 25′ 59″ westElevation
151 metres (495 feet)Open location code
9C4F4H38+6QOpenStreetMap ID
node 52222036OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
“Glanfahan” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Gleann Fán”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Caher Murphy and Clochán Mór.
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