St. Kieran’s Monastic Site
St. Kieran’s Monastic Site is a monastery in County Galway, Connacht. St. Kieran’s Monastic Site is situated nearby to the ruins Church of Saint Chiaran, as well as near the spring Saint Kieran’s Well.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inis Mór and Dún Aránn Lighthouse.
Inis Mór
Photo: Imehling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Inis Mór is the largest of the Aran Islands of County Galway, 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.
Dún Aránn Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 3.0.
The Inishmore or Dún Árann Lighthouse, is a decommissioned lighthouse located on the highest point of Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands in County Galway, Ireland. Dún Aránn Lighthouse is situated 1¼ km southwest of St. Kieran’s Monastic Site.
Oghil Fort
Photo: Nanorfitzy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oghil Fort is situated 1¼ km southwest of St. Kieran’s Monastic Site.
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.
St. Kieran’s Monastic Site
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Wheelchair access: no
- Categories: monastery, tourism, and historic site
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.13215° or 53° 7′ 56″ northLongitude
-9.68504° or 9° 41′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C5G48J7+VXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1140292238OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Church of Saint Chiaran and Saint Kieran’s Well.
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