Arkin’s Castle
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nanorfitzy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Benan and St. Eany’s Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site.
Church of St Benan
Photo: Logastro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Church of St Benan is situated 360 metres southwest of Arkin’s Castle.
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 190 metres south of Arkin’s Castle.
Inishmore Aerodrome
Aerodrome
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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.
Arkin’s Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: building in Ireland
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.10483° or 53° 6′ 17″ northLongitude
-9.66259° or 9° 39′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C5G483P+WXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1004226523OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q30247321
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Irish—“Arkin’s Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Arkin’s gaztelua”
- Irish: “Caisleán Aircín”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. Eany’s Well and Church of St Enda.
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