Church of St Benan
The oratory Teampall Bheanáin is situated near Kilronan on Inishmore, Aran, Galway Bay, Ireland. A unique example of Celtic church construction. It marks the location of the original monastic settlement founded by Benen, a disciple of St.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: church building in Inishmore, Ireland
- Also known as: “Teampall Bheanáin”, “Teampull Bheanain”, “Teampull Bheanáin”, and “Temple Benen Church Killeany”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arkin’s Castle and St. Eany’s Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site.
Arkin’s Castle
Castle
Photo: Nanorfitzy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arkin's Castle is a 13th-century ruined castle on the island of Inishmore, County Galway, Ireland. It is owned by the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment of Ireland. Arkin’s Castle is situated 360 metres northeast of Church of St Benan.
St. Eany’s Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site
Monastery
Photo: Nanorfitzy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Eany’s Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site is a monastery, which is situated 200 metres northeast of Church of St Benan.
Inishmore Aerodrome
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inishmore Aerodrome is located 1 nautical mile southeast of Kilronan, a town on the island of Inishmore, one of the Aran Islands off the coast of County Galway in Ireland.
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.
Church of St Benan
- Categories: church, building, tourism, chapel, ruins, and historic site
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.10239° or 53° 6′ 9″ northLongitude
-9.66621° or 9° 39′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C5G482M+XGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1004202145OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=chapelOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q7691676
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In Other Languages
From German to Irish—“Church of St Benan” goes by many names.
- German: “St.-Benan-Kirche”
- German: “St.-Benans-Kirche”
- Irish: “Teampall Bheanáin”
- Irish: “Teampull Bheanáin”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. Eany’s Well and Church of St Enda.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Church of St Benan”. Photo: Logastro, CC BY-SA 3.0.