Alcock and Brown Atlantic Crossing

Alcock and Brown Atlantic Crossing is a memorial in County Galway, Connacht. Alcock and Brown Atlantic Crossing is situated near the lake Lough Sillagh, as well as near Flat Island.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Clifden Castle and Clifden Lifeboat Station.

Clifden Castle

Castle

Photo: Drow69, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Clifden Castle is a ruined manor house west of the town of Clifden in the Connemara region of County Galway, Ireland. It was built c. 1818 for John D'Arcy, the local landowner, in the Gothic Revival style. Clifden Castle is situated 3 km northwest of Alcock and Brown Atlantic Crossing.

Clifden Lifeboat Station

Ruins

Clifden Lifeboat Station is located on The Quay at Clifden, a town on the northern shore of the Owenglin River, where it runs into Clifden Bay, in the Connemara region of County Galway, on the east coast of Ireland. Clifden Lifeboat Station is situated 2 km north of Alcock and Brown Atlantic Crossing.

Christ Church

Church

Photo: Newbert12, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Christ Church is situated 2½ km north of Alcock and Brown Atlantic Crossing.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clifden and Ballyconneely.

Clifden

Photo: Bert Kaufmann, Public domain.

Clifden is a small town on the northwest coast of County Galway 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.

Ballyconneely

Village

Photo: Hugh Chevallier, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ballyconneely is a village and small ribbon development in west Connemara, County Galway Ireland.… Ballyconneely is situated 5 km southwest of Alcock and Brown Atlantic Crossing.

Alcock and Brown Atlantic Crossing

Type: Memorial
Category: historic site
Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.46697° or 53° 28′ 1″ north

Longitude

-10.033° or 10° 1′ 59″ west

Open location code

9C5FFX88+QR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 475377952

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Lough Sillagh and Flat Island.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Ave Maria B&B and Hike.

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