Caltragh Fort
Caltragh Fort is an archaeological site in County Galway, Connacht. Caltragh Fort is situated nearby to the hamlet Kilconly, as well as near Belclare.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Benin’s Church, Kilbannon and Feartagar Castle.
St Benin’s Church, Kilbannon
Church
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Benin’s Church, Kilbannon is situated 2½ km east of Caltragh Fort.
Feartagar Castle
Ruins
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Feartagar Castle, also called Jennings Castle, is a tower house and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland. Feartagar Castle is situated 3½ km north of Caltragh Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilconly and Belclare.
Kilconly
Hamlet
Kilconly is a small rural village near Tuam which is north of Galway City in County Galway, Ireland. It is situated about 12km north west of Tuam town on the Ballinrobe road. Kilconly is situated 5 km northwest of Caltragh Fort.
Belclare
Hamlet
Photo: Jeoun, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Belclare is a small village in County Galway, Ireland. The village is on the R333 road approximately 7 km from Tuam. It has a little parish church, a small primary school, a shop, pub and post office, a community centre, a GAA pitch and a playground. Belclare is situated 6 km south of Caltragh Fort.
Tuam
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tuam is a town in County Galway, whose religious heritage is the main reason to visit. Tuam means tumulus or burial mound and there was a Bronze Age settlement here, but it was from the 6th century that the town grew as an ecclesiastical centre under St Jarlath.
Caltragh Fort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.54216° or 53° 32′ 32″ northLongitude
-8.92509° or 8° 55′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C5HG3RF+VXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1390910399OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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