West Tower
West Tower is a tower in County Galway, Connacht. West Tower is situated nearby to Athenry Library, as well as near Athenry Fire Station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Athenry Castle and Athenry Abbey.
Athenry Castle
Castle
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Athenry Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in Athenry, Ireland. Athenry Castle is situated 480 metres northeast of West Tower.
Athenry Abbey
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The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Athenry, also called Athenry Priory, is a medieval Dominican priory and National Monument located in Athenry, Ireland. Athenry Abbey is situated 410 metres east of West Tower.
Athenry
Railway stop
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Athenry railway station serves the town of Athenry in County Galway. The station lies on the Dublin to Galway intercity service, Galway to Limerick and Galway to Athenry commuter services. Athenry is situated 390 metres north of West Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Athenry and Craughwell.
Athenry
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Athenry is a market town in County Galway with medieval town walls, castle and abbey. In Irish it's Baile Átha an Rí, town of the ford of the king. Those kings were the Ó Mainnín dynasty, ousted in the 12th century by supporters of the O'Connor kings, who in turn were ousted in the 13th century by the Anglo-Norman de Bermingham overlords.
Craughwell
Village
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Craughwell is a village and townland in County Galway, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, the village had a population of approximately 1,000 people. Craughwell is 8 km south of Athenry, 12 km west of Loughrea, and 22 km east of Galway city. Craughwell is situated 8 km south of West Tower.
West Tower
- Type: Tower
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.29804° or 53° 17′ 53″ northLongitude
-8.75061° or 8° 45′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C5H76XX+6QOpenStreetMap ID
way 1532498607OpenStreetMap feature
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