West Ireland
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County Galway

Pointe Fiáin

Pointe Fiáin is a climbing site in , . Pointe Fiáin is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint , as well as near the archaeological site .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Inis Mór and Dún Dúchathair.

Photo: Imehling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the largest of the of , 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.

Archaeological site
Photo: Tom Pullman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or simply Dúchathair, meaning "black fort", is a large stone fort on the cliffs at Cill Éinne, in , . Due to erosion, it now sits on a rocky promontory that stretches out into the sea. is situated 1 km southeast of Pointe Fiáin.

Lighthouse
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 3.0.
The Inishmore or Dún Árann Lighthouse, is a decommissioned lighthouse located on the highest point of , the largest of the in , Ireland. is situated 2 km north of Pointe Fiáin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kilronan.

Village
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 3.0.
Cill Rónáin, unofficially anglicized as , is the main settlement on , one of the off the coast of in Ireland.

Pointe Fiáin

Latitude
53.10759° or 53° 6′ 27″ north
Longitude
-9.69934° or 9° 41′ 58″ west
Open location code
9C5G4852+27
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7887571011
Open­Street­Map feature
sport=­climbing
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