Serpent’s Lair
Serpent’s Lair is in County Galway, Connacht. Serpent’s Lair is situated nearby to the locality Portveeladone, as well as near Ourtnagapple.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Dun Aengus and Temple MacDuagh Church.
Dun Aengus
Nature reserve
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 3.0.
Dún Aonghasa is the best-known of several prehistoric hill forts on the Aran Islands of County Galway, Ireland. It lies on Inis Mór, at the edge of a 100-metre-high cliff. A popular tourist attraction, Dún Aonghasa is also an important archaeological site.
Templenaneeve Church Kilmurvy
Ruins
Photo: Nanorfitzy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Templenaneeve Church Kilmurvy is a ruins.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilronan.
Kilronan
Village
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 3.0.
Cill Rónáin, unofficially anglicized as Kilronan, is the main settlement on Inishmore, one of the Aran Islands off the coast of County Galway in Ireland. Kilronan is situated 6 km east of Serpent’s Lair.
Serpent’s Lair
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Poll na bPéist”, “The Serpent’s Lair”, “The Wormhole”, and “Worm Hole”
- Categories: pit cave, natural pool, and tourism
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.1216° or 53° 7′ 18″ northLongitude
-9.75479° or 9° 45′ 17″ westElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
9C5G46CW+J3OpenStreetMap ID
way 1004207433OpenStreetMap feature
natural=blowholeOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
11747732Wikidata ID
Q17591144
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Irish—“Serpent’s Lair” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Poll na bPéist”
- Catalan: “The Serpent’s Lair”
- Catalan: “The Wormhole”
- French: “Poll na bPéist”
- German: “Poll na bPéist”
- Irish: “Poll na bPéist”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Portveeladone and Ourtnagapple.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dún Aonghasa Visitor Centre and Liam o’Flaherty’s Birthplace.
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