Foher
Foher is a locality in County Galway, Connacht. Foher is situated nearby to the locality Salrock, as well as near Letterettrin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Salrock Church and Mweelrea.
Mweelrea
Peak
Photo: Britishfinance, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mweelrea is a mountain on the Atlantic coast of County Mayo, Ireland. Rising to 814 metres, it is the highest mountain in the western province of Connacht, and is noted for its southeastern cliff-lined corries, and its views. Mweelrea is situated 3½ km north of Foher.
Garraun
Peak
Photo: Joebater, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Garraun at 598 metres, is the 224th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, however, while it is just short of the elevation threshold of 600-metres for other classifications, it does have the prominence to be a Marilyn. Garraun is situated 3 km southwest of Foher.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Delphi and Tully Cross.
Delphi
Locality
Photo: Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Delphi is a locality in County Mayo, Ireland. Its English name was coined by the Marquis of Sligo, who built a hunting lodge there. The valley includes the Owengar River that connects Fin Lough to Doo Lough, between the fjord of Killary Harbour to the south… Delphi is situated 7 km northeast of Foher.
Tully Cross
Village
Photo: Lindy Buckley, CC BY 2.0.
Tully Cross is a small village located on the Renvyle Peninsula in north-west Connemara, in County Galway, Ireland. It is actually situated in the townland of Gorteenclough. The village lies close to the sea and is on the Wild Atlantic Way coastal route. Tully Cross is situated 8 km west of Foher.
Letterfrack
Photo: Chalky Lives, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Letterfrack is a village on the coast of Connemara in County Galway, with a population of about 200. In Irish Leitir means a rock-strewn hillside and fraic means speckled, referring to the bright quartzite rocks.
Foher
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.60616° or 53° 36′ 22″ northLongitude
-9.8383° or 9° 50′ 18″ westElevation
170 metres (558 feet)Open location code
9C5GJ546+FMGeoNames ID
10277859
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