Bawn Strand

Bawn Strand is a tidal flat in County Mayo, Connacht. Bawn Strand is situated nearby to the locality Carrowcally, as well as near Money.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Westport House and Collanmore Island.

Westport House

Photo: Laurel Lodged, CC0.

Westport House in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland, is a Georgian country house, historically the family seat of the Marquess of Sligo and the Brownes. The house was designed by the architect Richard Cassels with later additions by Thomas Ivory and James Wyatt. Westport House is situated 4 km east of Bawn Strand.

Collanmore Island

Island

Collanmore Island is an island in Clew Bay, County Mayo, Ireland. Collanmore Island is situated 4 km northwest of Bawn Strand.

Boathouse, Westport House

Building

Photo: MickReynolds, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Boathouse, Westport House is a building, which is situated 3½ km east of Bawn Strand.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Murrisk and Westport.

Murrisk

Village

Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Murrisk is a village in County Mayo, Ireland, on the south side of Clew Bay, about 8 km west of Westport and 4 km east of Lecanvey. Murrisk lies at the foot of Croagh Patrick and is the starting-point for pilgrims who visit the mountain. Murrisk is situated 4½ km southwest of Bawn Strand.

Westport

Photo: donnamarijne, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Westport is an attractive town in County Mayo on the west coast of Ireland, with a population of 6,900 in 2022. It was originally Cathair na Mart, "town of the beef cattle", a cattle-mart and trading port in an era when it was much easier to get around by sea than overland.

Lecanvey

Village

Photo: Evertype, CC BY 2.5.

Lecanvey or Leckanvy is a seaside village in County Mayo, Ireland, between Westport and Louisburgh, about 2 km west of Murrisk. It has a small beach with Lecanvey Pier. Lecanvey is situated 7 km southwest of Bawn Strand.

Bawn Strand

Type: Tidal flat
Category: landform
Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.80928° or 53° 48′ 33″ north

Longitude

-9.59387° or 9° 35′ 38″ west

Open location code

9C5GRC54+PF

GeoNames ID

10130267

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Carrowcally and Money.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Banagher Point and Pigeon Point.

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