Lisheen
Lisheen is an archaeological site in County Galway, Connacht. Lisheen is situated nearby to the archaeological site Doon, as well as near the town Headford.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kinlough Castle and Shrule Abbey.
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 3 km northwest of Lisheen.
Shrule Abbey
Archaeological site
Photo: Bmcgeene, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shrule Abbey is a former monastery and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland. Shrule Abbey is situated 4 km north of Lisheen.
Shrule Castle
Ruins
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shrule Castle is a ruined tower house near Shrule in County Mayo, Ireland. The castle was built c.1238, near the Black River at the County Mayo and County Galway border by the de Burgh family. Shrule Castle is situated 4 km north of Lisheen.
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 4 km north of Lisheen.
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 9 km southwest of Lisheen.
Lisheen
- 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
53.4843° or 53° 29′ 4″ northLongitude
-9.08091° or 9° 4′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C5GFWM9+PJOpenStreetMap ID
way 1410194588OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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