Cruagh
Cruagh is an islet in County Galway, Connacht. Cruagh is situated nearby to the locality Aughrus More, as well as near the village Claddaghduff.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Omey Island and Ardoileán.
Omey Island
Photo: Markbriggs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Omey is a tidal Island in Connemara off the coast of County Galway in the west of Ireland. It has a few summer cottages but no permanent residents. From the mainland it's inconspicuous and almost hidden: you could drive along the coast road and not even spot it in the panorama.
Ardoileán
Islet
Photo: 32cnamart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Ardoileán is situated 3½ km northwest of Cruagh.
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, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Cruagh.
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 5 km northeast of Cruagh.
Cleggan
Village
Photo: Baronplantagenet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 8 km northeast of Cruagh.
Cruagh
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in County Galway, Ireland
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.52446° or 53° 31′ 28″ northLongitude
-10.2175° or 10° 13′ 3″ westElevation
40 metres (131 feet)Open location code
9C5FGQFJ+QXOpenStreetMap ID
way 4562322OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
2964965Wikidata ID
Q26716120
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Cruagh” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cruagh”
- Swedish: “Cruagh”
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