Caherkine Lough
Caherkine Lough is a lake in County Clare, Munster. Caherkine Lough is situated nearby to the locality Caherscooba, as well as near the village Quin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Knappogue Castle and Mooghaun.
Knappogue Castle
Historic building
Photo: sitomon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knappogue Castle is a tower house, built in 1467 and expanded in the mid-19th century, located in the parish of Quin, County Clare, Ireland. It has been restored and is open to guided tours.
Mooghaun
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mooghaun is a late Bronze Age hill fort located in County Clare, Ireland. It is a well preserved, recently excavated site, occupying an entire hill with wide views of the surrounding lands.
Ballymarkahan Castle
Castle
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballymarkahan Castle is a ruined tower house in the parish of Quin, in County Clare, Ireland. It was listed by Irish antiquarian T. J. Westropp as one of the 195 "lesser castles", or peel towers, of County Clare in 1899, by which time it was already a ruin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quin and Newmarket on Fergus.
Quin
Village
Photo: Simon Huguet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quin is a village in southeast County Clare, Ireland. The name also refers to a civil parish in the barony of Bunratty Upper, and to an ecclesiastical parish of the same name.
Newmarket on Fergus
Town
Photo: Axik66, Public domain.
Newmarket-on-Fergus, historically known as Corracatlin, is a town in County Clare, Ireland. It is 13 km from Ennis, 8 km from Shannon Airport, and 24 km from Limerick.
Sixmilebridge
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sixmilebridge is a large village in County Clare, Ireland. Located midway between Ennis and Limerick city, the village is a short distance away from the main N18 road. Sixmilebridge is situated 7 km southeast of Caherkine Lough.
Caherkine Lough
- Type: Lake
- Categories: lagoon and body of water
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.78748° or 52° 47′ 15″ northLongitude
-8.85469° or 8° 51′ 17″ westElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
9C4HQ4PW+X4OpenStreetMap ID
way 24541196OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
3310382Wikidata ID
Q33236109
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In Other Languages
“Caherkine Lough” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Caherkine Lough”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Caherscooba and Kilmurry.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Caherscooba Ringfort and Mooghaun Lough.
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