Croghan
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- Type: Village
- Description: town in Leinster, Ireland
- Also known as: “Croghan, County Offaly”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Croghan Hill and St Brigid’s Church.
Croghan Hill
Peak
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Croghan Hill is a hill with a height of 234 metres in County Offaly, Ireland. The remains of an extinct volcano, it rises from the Bog of Allen and dominates the surrounding plains.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Daingean and Rhode.
Daingean
Village
Photo: Padraig McGrath, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Daingean, formerly Philipstown, named after King Philip II of Spain, is a small town in east County Offaly, Ireland. It is situated midway between the towns of Tullamore and Edenderry on the R402 regional road. Daingean is situated 5 km south of Croghan.
Rhode
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Rhode is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is situated on the R400 at its junction with the R441 which leads to Edenderry, 12 km to the east. Rhode village is on an "island" of high ground surrounded by an expanse of raised bog which forms part of the Bog of Allen. Rhode is situated 5 km east of Croghan.
Rochfortbridge
Village
Photo: Sebb, Public domain.
Rochfortbridge is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland. The village is located at the intersection of the R400 and the R446 roads. As of the 2016 census, the population of Rochfortbridge was 1,473. Rochfortbridge is situated 8 km north of Croghan.
Croghan
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: County Offaly, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.34075° or 53° 20′ 27″ northLongitude
-7.27926° or 7° 16′ 45″ westElevation
112 metres (367 feet)Open location code
9C5J8PRC+87OpenStreetMap ID
node 52259880OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Russian—“Croghan” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Croghan (Offaly konderria)”
- Basque: “Croghan”
- Dutch: “Croghan, County Offaly”
- Irish: “Cruachán”
- Russian: “Крохан”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Deerpark and Coole.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Finnrenashark Holy Well and Croghan GAA.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Croghan”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.