Clifden

Clifden is a small town on the northwest coast of 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.
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  • Type: Town with 1,260 residents
  • Description: town in County Galway, Ireland
  • Also known as: “An Clochán”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Clifden Castle and Letterdeen Standing Stone.

Castle
Photo: Drow69, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a ruined manor house west of the town of Clifden in the region of , Ireland. It was built c. 1818 for John D'Arcy, the local landowner, in the Gothic Revival style.

Archaeological site
Photo: Newbert12, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an archaeological site.

Church
Photo: Newbert12, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Clifden

Latitude
53.4885° or 53° 29′ 19″ north
Longitude
-10.0211° or 10° 1′ 16″ west
Population
1,260
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
United Nations Location Code
IE CLI
Open location code
9C5FFXQH+9H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 52259119
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2965449
Wiki­data ID
Q1024913
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Clifden” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Clifden”
  • Basque: “Clifden”
  • Breton: “An Clochán”
  • Breton: “Clifden”
  • Catalan: “Clifden”
  • Cebuano: “Clifden”
  • Chinese: “克利夫登”
  • Chinese: “可夫敦”
  • Cornish: “An Clochán”
  • Dutch: “Clifden”
  • French: “An Clochán”
  • French: “Clifden”
  • Galician: “Clifden - An Clochán”
  • Galician: “Clifden”
  • Georgian: “კლიფდენი”
  • German: “An Clochán”
  • German: “Clifden”
  • Hungarian: “An Clochán”
  • Hungarian: “Clifden”
  • Interlingue: “Clifden”
  • Irish: “An Clochán”
  • Italian: “Clifden”
  • Italian: “Derrygimlagh Bog”
  • Japanese: “クリフデン”
  • Manx: “An Clochán”
  • Polish: “Clifden”
  • Portuguese: “Clifden”
  • Russian: “Ан-Клохан”
  • Russian: “Клифден”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An Clochán”
  • Spanish: “Clifden”
  • Swedish: “Clifden”
  • Urdu: “کلفڈن”
  • Welsh: “An Clochán”

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