Headford Castle
Headford Castle is a ruins in County Galway, Connacht. Headford Castle is situated nearby to Headford Post Office, as well as near the recreation area Headford GAA.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kinlough Castle and Killursa.
Kinlough Castle
Castle
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kinlough Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland. Kinlough Church, part of the National monument, is nearby. Kinlough Castle is situated 3½ km north of Headford Castle.
Killursa
Ruins
Photo: Nealhen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Killursa is a medieval ruined church located in County Galway, Ireland. The name comes from the Irish ‘Cill Fhursa’, meaning “the church of Fursa”. St. Killursa is situated 3 km west of Headford Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Headford and Shrule.
Headford
Town
Photo: Robert Bone, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Headford is a small town in County Galway, located 26 km north of Galway city in the west of Ireland. It is an angling centre for the eastern shore of Lough Corrib, and Greenfields, approximately 6.5 km west of the town, is its boating harbour.
Shrule
Village
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shrule is a village in County Mayo in Ireland. It is in the south-east of Mayo, near the County Galway border. The boundary between counties Mayo and Galway follows much of the course of the Black River which runs on the south side of the village. Shrule is situated 6 km north of Headford Castle.
Knockferry
Locality
Knockferry is a townland in County Galway, on the shores of Lough Corrib. The number of occupied dwellings is 20 and for census purposes it is incorporated within the 'census town' of Rosscahill, Wormhole with a total population of 295 in 2011. Knockferry is situated 7 km southwest of Headford Castle.
Headford Castle
- Type: Ruins
- Categories: castle, building, and historic site
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.46801° or 53° 28′ 5″ northLongitude
-9.09956° or 9° 5′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C5GFW92+65OpenStreetMap ID
way 1370077158OpenStreetMap feature
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