Cannon Rock
Cannon Rock is an islet in County Galway, Connacht. Cannon Rock is situated nearby to the islet Foal Island, as well as near the village Ballynahown.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Teampall Inis Mac Ádhaimh and Barraderry Cemetery.
Teampall Inis Mac Ádhaimh
Ruins
Photo: Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Teampall Inis Mac Ádhaimh is a ruins, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Cannon Rock.
Barraderry Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barraderry Cemetery is situated 1½ km northwest of Cannon Rock.
Cashla Bay Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: MikaLaureque, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cashla Bay Lighthouse is situated 3 km north of Cannon Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carraroe and Ballynahown.
Carraroe
Photo: Carraroe1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carraroe is a tiny village which is nevertheless the largest settlement on the Carraroe / Cheathrú Rua Peninsula of Connemara in County Galway. It has a population of 725 people, and has one of the highest percentages of Irish speakers in the country, at 78%.
Ballynahown
Village
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baile na hAbhann, anglicised as Ballynahown, is a Gaeltacht village about 31 km west of Galway, Ireland, on the R336 regional road between Indreabhán and Casla. Ballynahown is situated 4½ km east of Cannon Rock.
Rossaveel
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rossaveal or Rossaveel is a Gaeltacht village and townland in the Connemara district of County Galway in the west of Ireland. It is the main ferry port for the Aran Islands in Galway Bay. Rossaveel is situated 4½ km northeast of Cannon Rock.
Cannon Rock
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.23671° or 53° 14′ 12″ northLongitude
-9.56711° or 9° 34′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C5G6CPM+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1530475009OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Cannon Rock” goes by many names.
- Irish: “An Cheanainn”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Foal Island and Foal Island.
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