Truagh Castle
Truagh Castle is a ruins in County Clare, Munster. Truagh Castle is situated nearby to the hamlet Ardnacrusha, as well as near the village Parteen.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shannon hydroelectric scheme.
Shannon hydroelectric scheme
Industrial building
The Shannon hydroelectric Scheme was a major development by the Irish Free State in the 1920s to harness the power of the River Shannon. Its product, the Ardnacrusha power plant, is a hydroelectric power station located near Ardnacrusha within County Clare approximately 2.4 kilometres from the Limerick border. Shannon hydroelectric scheme is situated 3 km south of Truagh Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardnacrusha and Parteen.
Ardnacrusha
Hamlet
Ardnacrusha is a village in County Clare, Ireland, located on the northern bank of the River Shannon. By road, it is 6.6 kilometres north of Limerick. The name derives from the phrase Ard na Croise meaning "the height of the cross", due to a large cross marker placed there in 1111 to mark the boundary of the Diocese of Limerick. Ardnacrusha is situated 2½ km south of Truagh Castle.
Parteen
Village
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parteen is a village in County Clare, Ireland. It is situated in the townland of the same name that is part of the civil parish of St Patrick's. It is also part of the ecclesiastical parish of Parteen-Meelick-Coonagh in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick. Parteen is situated 4 km south of Truagh Castle.
Clonlara
Village
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clonlara, officially Cloonlara, is a village in County Clare, Ireland, and a Roman Catholic parish of the same name. Clonlara is situated 4 km east of Truagh Castle.
Truagh Castle
- Type: Ruins
- Category: building
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.73066° or 52° 43′ 50″ northLongitude
-8.61159° or 8° 36′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C4HP9JQ+79OpenStreetMap ID
way 1287740801OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruins
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Notable Places Nearby
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