Oghil Fort
Oghil Fort is an archaeological site in County Galway, Connacht. Oghil Fort is situated nearby to Dún Aránn Lighthouse, as well as near the village Kilronan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nanorfitzy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inis Mór and Dún Aránn Lighthouse.
Inis Mór
Photo: Imehling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Inis Mór is the largest of the Aran Islands of County Galway, off the west coast of Ireland. The name simply means "big island" and there are half-a-dozen such places in Ireland, but this one is by far the largest of that name, with a population of 820 in 2022.
Dún Aránn Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 3.0.
The Inishmore or Dún Árann Lighthouse, is a decommissioned lighthouse located on the highest point of Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands in County Galway, Ireland. Dún Aránn Lighthouse is situated 170 metres west of Oghil Fort.
Dermot & Grania’s Bed
Archaeological site
Photo: Nanorfitzy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dermot & Grania’s Bed is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ km west of Oghil Fort.
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.
Oghil Fort
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Dun Arann Fort”, “Dun Eochla”, and “Dún Eochla Ringfort”
- Categories: ringfort, tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.12713° or 53° 7′ 38″ northLongitude
-9.69972° or 9° 41′ 59″ westElevation
111 metres (364 feet)Open location code
9C5G48G2+V4OpenStreetMap ID
way 34023725OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
11777222Wikidata ID
Q15806944
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In Other Languages
From German to Irish—“Oghil Fort” goes by many names.
- German: “Dún Eochla”
- Irish: “Dún Eochla”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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