Quarry Island
Quarry Island is an islet in County Galway, Connacht. Quarry Island is situated nearby to the islet Shean Island, as well as near Snipe Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bendouglas and Bengower.
Bendouglas
Peak
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Benlettery at 557 metres, is the 259th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale. Benlettery is in the southernmost peak of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland, and is the 11th-tallest of the core Twelve Bens. Bendouglas is situated 3 km northwest of Quarry Island.
Bengower
Peak
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Bengower at 664 metres, is the 135th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 166th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Bengower is in the southern end of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland, and is the 6th-tallest of the core Twelve Bens. Bengower is situated 3½ km north of Quarry Island.
Benglenisky
Peak
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Benglenisky at 516 metres, is the 368th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale. Benglenisky is the second most southern peak, after neighbouring Benlettery, of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland, and is the lowest of the core Twelve Bens. Benglenisky is situated 4 km northwest of Quarry Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Recess.
Recess
Village
Recess is a village in County Galway, Ireland. Its official name is in Irish, Sraith Saileach, and translates as "stream of the willow tree". A notable former resident was Seán Lester, the last Secretary General of the League of Nations, who lived there… Recess is situated 6 km east of Quarry Island.
Quarry Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.46224° or 53° 27′ 44″ northLongitude
-9.81769° or 9° 49′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C5GF56J+VWOpenStreetMap ID
way 1315205139OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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