Besborough
Besborough is an estate in County Clare, Munster. Besborough is situated nearby to the village Killimer, as well as near the locality Molougha.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Moneypoint power station and Tarbert Island lighthouse.
Moneypoint power station
Power station
Photo: Charles W Glynn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moneypoint power station is a large power station in Ireland which ceased to be a coal-fired power station in June 2025. After ceasing burning coal, it is to operate as a "back-up out-of-market generator" using heavy oil for electricity generation until 2029. Moneypoint power station is situated 2½ km west of Besborough.
Tarbert Island lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Charles W Glynn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tarbert Island lighthouse is situated 2½ km southeast of Besborough.
Tarbert Power Station
Photo: Charles W Glynn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tarbert Power Station is an oil fired power station situated on the Shannon Estuary in Tarbert, County Kerry, Ireland. Construction commenced in October 1966 and the first block was commissioned in 1969. Tarbert Power Station is situated 2½ km south of Besborough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Killimer and Knock.
Killimer
Village
Photo: Warren Buckley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Killimer is a village in County Clare, Ireland, in a civil parish of the same name. It is located on the northern bank of the Shannon and the N67 which passes through the village.
Knock
Locality
Photo: The Banner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Knock is a village in County Clare, Ireland. It is located at the northern banks of Clonderalaw Bay which is connected to the River Shannon, and the R486 road passes through the village. Knock is situated 4 km northeast of Besborough.
Tarbert
Town
Tarbert is a village in the north of County Kerry, with woodland to the south and the Shannon estuary to the north. It lies on the N69 coast road that runs along the estuary from Limerick before turning inland at Tarbert towards Listowel. Tarbert is situated 4½ km south of Besborough.
Besborough
- Type: Estate
- Category: agriculture
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.61083° or 52° 36′ 39″ northLongitude
-9.385° or 9° 23′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C4GJJ68+82GeoNames ID
2966170
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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