Sandhead
Sandhead is a cape in County Galway, Connacht. Sandhead is situated nearby to the locality Baile an Mhothair, as well as near Móinín na Ruaige.Places of Interest
Highlights include Inis Meáin and Inishmaan Aerodrome.
Inis Meáin
Photo: Patrick.charpiat, CC BY 2.5.
Inis Meáin or Inishmaan is the middle island of the three Aran Islands of County Galway in the west of Ireland. It's about 5 km by 3 km with a population in 2022 of 184, whose primary language is Irish.
Inishmaan Aerodrome
Aerodrome
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Inishmaan Aerodrome is located on the island of Inishmaan, one of the Aran Islands in Galway Bay off the coast of County Galway, Ireland. This aerodrome is licensed by the Aeronautical Services Department of the Irish Aviation Authority.
Doonfarvagh
Photo: Paucabot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dún Fearbhaí is a stone ringfort and national monument located on Inishmaan, one of the Aran Islands, Ireland. Doonfarvagh is situated 2½ km southwest of Sandhead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilronan.
Kilronan
Village
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 3.0.
Cill Rónáin, unofficially anglicized as Kilronan, is the main settlement on Inishmore, one of the Aran Islands off the coast of County Galway in Ireland. Kilronan is situated 8 km west of Sandhead.
Sandhead
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in County Galway, Ireland
- Category: landform
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Sandhead” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Сандхеад”
- Cebuano: “Sandhead”
- Swedish: “Sandhead”
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Localities in the Area
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