An Chrois
An Chrois is an archaeological site in County Galway, Connacht. An Chrois is situated nearby to the ruins Famine cottages, as well as near the village Menlo.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Menlo Castle and Eamonn Deacy Park.
Menlo Castle
Ruins
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Menlo Castle or Menlough Castle, also called Blake's Castle, is a 16th-century castle situated on the bank of the River Corrib near Menlo village in County Galway, Ireland. Menlo Castle is situated 140 metres south of An Chrois.
Eamonn Deacy Park
Stadium
Photo: Hoops341, Public domain.
Eamonn Deacy Park, formerly known as Terryland Park, is an association football stadium in the Republic of Ireland based in the Terryland district of Galway. Eamonn Deacy Park is situated 2 km southeast of An Chrois.
St James’s Church
Church
Photo: P L Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St James’s Church is situated 1½ km southwest of An Chrois.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Menlo and Galway.
Menlo
Village
Photo: Sharonlflynn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mionlach, commonly known by the anglicised name Menlo or Menlough, is a village and townland in one of the Gaeltacht areas of County Galway, Ireland. It is located about 3 km north of the Galway city centre, near where Lough Corrib outflows into the River Corrib.
Galway
Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Galway is the county town of County Galway on the west coast of Ireland. It's Ireland's fourth-largest city, with a population in 2024 of 85,000, but its historic centre on the east bank of the River Corrib is compact.
Castlegar
Village
Galway is the county town of County Galway on the west coast of Ireland. It's Ireland's fourth-largest city, with a population in 2024 of 85,000, but its historic centre on the east bank of the River Corrib is compact. Castlegar is situated 3½ km east of An Chrois.
An Chrois
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.30154° or 53° 18′ 6″ northLongitude
-9.07335° or 9° 4′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C5G8W2G+JMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1121956264OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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