Hog Island
Hog Island is an islet in County Galway, Connacht. Hog Island is situated nearby to the village Claddaghduff, as well as near the locality Aughrus More.Places of Interest
Highlights include Omey Island.
Omey Island
Photo: Markbriggs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Omey is a tidal Island in Connemara off the coast of County Galway in the west of Ireland. It has a few summer cottages but no permanent residents. From the mainland it's inconspicuous and almost hidden: you could drive along the coast road and not even spot it in the panorama.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Claddaghduff and Cleggan.
Claddaghduff
Village
Claddaghduff is a village in County Galway, Ireland. It is located northwest of Clifden, the gateway to Omey Island. Claddaghduff is situated 3 km north of Hog Island.
Cleggan
Village
Photo: Baronplantagenet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cleggan is a fishing village in County Galway, Ireland. The village lies 10 km northwest of Clifden and is situated at the head of Cleggan Bay. A focal point of the village is the pier, built by Alexander Nimmo in 1822 and extended in 1908. Cleggan is situated 4½ km north of Hog Island.
Clifden
Photo: Bert Kaufmann, Public domain.
Clifden is a small town on the northwest coast of County Galway in the west of Ireland. It grew up as a harbour and market town, then after the Famine became a coast resort with its present Victorian architecture.
Hog Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.51874° or 53° 31′ 8″ northLongitude
-10.13602° or 10° 8′ 10″ westElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
9C5FGV97+FHOpenStreetMap ID
way 253070394OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
3315530
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