Salmon Hole
Salmon Hole is a pond in County Clare, Munster. Salmon Hole is situated nearby to Quin National School Football Pitch, as well as near the spring Tobercrine.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ballymarkahan Castle and Ballyhickey Wedge Tomb.
Ballymarkahan Castle
Castle
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballymarkahan Castle is a ruined tower house in the parish of Quin, in County Clare, Ireland. It was listed by Irish antiquarian T. J. Westropp as one of the 195 "lesser castles", or peel towers, of County Clare in 1899, by which time it was already a ruin. Ballymarkahan Castle is situated 2 km southeast of Salmon Hole.
Ballyhickey Wedge Tomb
Archaeological site
Ballyhickey Wedge Tomb is a wedge-shaped gallery grave and National Monument located in County Clare, Ireland. Ballyhickey Wedge Tomb is situated 2 km north of Salmon Hole.
Knappogue Castle
Historic building
Photo: sitomon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knappogue Castle is a tower house, built in 1467 and expanded in the mid-19th century, located in the parish of Quin, County Clare, Ireland. It has been restored and is open to guided tours. Knappogue Castle is situated 3 km southeast of Salmon Hole.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quin and Doora.
Quin
Village
Photo: Simon Huguet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quin is a village in southeast County Clare, Ireland. The name also refers to a civil parish in the barony of Bunratty Upper, and to an ecclesiastical parish of the same name.
Doora
Village
Photo: Roger Diel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Doora is a village and civil parish in County Clare, Ireland, just to the east of the town of Ennis. Doora is situated 5 km west of Salmon Hole.
Spancill Hill
Locality
Photo: Blight55, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Spancill Hill or Spancilhill is a hill and adjacent dispersed settlement in County Clare, Ireland. The historic hamlet of Spancilhill was by the fair green, which is still the site of the Spancill Hill Fair, which occurs annually on 23 June. Spancill Hill is situated 7 km northwest of Salmon Hole.
Salmon Hole
- Type: Pond
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.81868° or 52° 49′ 7″ northLongitude
-8.84911° or 8° 50′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C4HR592+F9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1482376240OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=pond
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