Carrickadda

Carrickadda is a cape in County Clare, Munster. Carrickadda is situated nearby to the locality Finavarra, as well as near Caherloughlin.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lough Murree and Finavarra Tower.

Lough Murree

Lake

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lough Murree is a lake.

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.

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.

Carrickadda

Type: Cape
Description: point in County Clare, Ireland
Categories: point and landform
Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.15664° or 53° 9′ 24″ north

Longitude

-9.12309° or 9° 7′ 23″ west

Open location code

9C5G5V4G+MQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10891574535

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

GeoNames ID

3311911

Wikidata ID

Q26717809

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Carrickadda” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Carrickadda (punta)”
Cebuano: “Carrickadda”
Swedish: “Carrickadda (udde)”

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Localities in the Area

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