Caraun
Caraun is a locality in County Galway, Connacht. Caraun is situated nearby to the hamlet Bullaun, as well as near the locality Gortakecran.Places of Interest
Highlights include Turoe Stone.
Turoe Stone
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The Turoe stone is a 1.2 metre tall granite stone decorated in a Celtic style normally located in the village of Bullaun, County Galway, Ireland, 6 km north of Loughrea off the R350 regional road. Turoe Stone is situated 3½ km south of Caraun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bullaun and New Inn.
Bullaun
Hamlet
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Bullaun is a village in east County Galway, Ireland. It lies 6 km northeast of Loughrea on the R350 regional road. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. Bullaun is situated 4 km south of Caraun.
New Inn
Hamlet
Photo: Eoghan888, Public domain.
"New Inn" is a village in east County Galway, Ireland. It lies mostly within the townland of Knockbrack, 14 km northeast of Loughrea. The village is on the Eiscir Riada, a series of hills which stretches across the Great Plains of Ireland. New Inn is situated 4½ km northeast of Caraun.
Cappataggle
Hamlet
Cappataggle is a village located between the towns of Loughrea and Ballinasloe in east County Galway. With the areas Kilrickle and Killalaghton it forms an ecclesiastical parish of the same name. Cappataggle is situated 9 km east of Caraun.
Caraun
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.28167° or 53° 16′ 54″ northLongitude
-8.54806° or 8° 32′ 53″ westElevation
64 metres (210 feet)Open location code
9C5H7FJ2+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 52249533OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
3313273
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In Other Languages
“Caraun” goes by many names.
- Irish: “An Cárán”
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