Lough Murree
Lough Murree is a lake in County Clare, Munster. Lough Murree is situated nearby to the locality Finavarra, as well as near Caherloughlin.Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shanmuckinish Castle and Finavarra Tower.
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.
Finavarra Tower
Tower
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finavarra Tower is a Martello tower in Finavarra, County Clare, Ireland. Built during the Napoleonic Wars in 1812-16, and situated on Finavarra Point, the tower protected the north-eastern side of Ballyvaughan Bay and the south-western entrance of New Quay harbour from possible attack from France.
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.
Lough Murree
- Type: Lake
- Categories: lagoon and body of water
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.15323° or 53° 9′ 12″ northLongitude
-9.11502° or 9° 6′ 54″ westElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
9C5G5V3M+7XOpenStreetMap ID
way 26328524OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
3311910Wikidata ID
Q33284052
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Satellite Map
Discover Lough Murree from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Irish—“Lough Murree” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lough Murra”
- Irish: “Loch Muirí”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Finavarra and Caherloughlin.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Caherloughlin and The Russell Gallery.
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