Glassilaun Beach

Glassilaun Beach is a beach in , . Glassilaun Beach is situated nearby to the islet , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Uggool Beach and Salrock Church.

Beach
Photo: Gordon Dunn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a large beach in , on the west coast of , located south of the town of . It is situated at the mouth of to its south, with Silver Strand to its north, mountain to its east and the Atlantic ocean to its west. is situated 2½ km north of Glassilaun Beach.

Church
Photo: Newbert12, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 2½ km east of Glassilaun Beach.

Peak
Photo: Joebater, CC BY-SA 3.0.
at 598 metres, is the 224th–highest peak in on the Arderin scale, however, while it is just short of the elevation threshold of 600-metres for other classifications, it does have the prominence to be a Marilyn. is situated 3½ km south of Glassilaun Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tully Cross and Letterfrack.

Village
Photo: Lindy Buckley, CC BY 2.0.
is a small located on the Renvyle Peninsula in north-west , in , Ireland. It is actually situated in the townland of Gorteenclough. The village lies close to the sea and is on the Wild Atlantic Way coastal route. is situated 6 km southwest of Glassilaun Beach.

Photo: Chalky Lives, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the coast of Connemara in , with a population of about 200. In Irish Leitir means a rock-strewn hillside and fraic means speckled, referring to the bright quartzite rocks.

Locality
Photo: Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality in , . Its English name was coined by the Marquis of Sligo, who built a hunting lodge there. The valley includes the Owengar River that connects Fin Lough to Doo Lough, between the fjord of to the south… is situated 9 km east of Glassilaun Beach.

Glassilaun Beach

Latitude
53.61546° or 53° 36′ 56″ north
Longitude
-9.88192° or 9° 52′ 55″ west
Open location code
9C5GJ489+56
Open­Street­Map ID
way 103892233
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­beach
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