Aughinish Point
Aughinish Point is a cape in County Clare, Munster. Aughinish Point is situated nearby to the locality New Quay, as well as near Finavarra.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lough Murree and Aughinish Tower.
Aughinish Tower
Tower
Photo: Drow69, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aughinish Tower is a Martello tower at Aughinish, County Clare, Ireland. It was built as a signal and gun tower to defend Ireland against invasion by the French during the Napoleonic Wars.
Shanmuckinish Castle
Ruins
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shanmuckinish Castle is a ruined tower house located in Drumcreehy civil parish of County Clare, Ireland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aughinish and Ballyvaughan.
Aughinish
Locality
Photo: Drow69, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aughinish, also Aughnish, is a small island and townland in Oughtmama Parish of the Barony of Burren in north County Clare, Ireland. It is on the south shore of Galway Bay, 11 km northwest of Kinvarra.
Ballyvaughan
Photo: Cqui, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ballyvaughan is a village in County Clare, overlooking Galway Bay on the west coast of Ireland. With a population of 360 in 2022, it's a tiny straggling place but a good base for exploring the Burren region. Discover Ballyvaughan is the village website.
Aughinish Point
- Type: Cape
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.16393° or 53° 9′ 50″ northLongitude
-9.0867° or 9° 5′ 12″ westElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
9C5G5W77+H8OpenStreetMap ID
node 11931714765OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Aughinish Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Aughinish Point”
- Swedish: “Aughinish Point”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as New Quay and Finavarra.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Russell Gallery and Ballyvelaghan Lough.
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