Curlew Island
Curlew Island is an islet in County Galway, Connacht. Curlew Island is situated near the islet Ballinafad Island, as well as near Limekiln Island.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Bendouglas and Bengower.
Bendouglas
Peak
Benlettery at 557 metres, is the 259th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale. Bendouglas is situated 2½ km northwest of Curlew Island.
Bengower
Peak
Bengower at 664 metres, is the 135th–highest peak… Bengower is situated 3½ km north of Curlew Island.
Benglenisky
Peak
Benglenisky at 516 metres, is the 368th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale. Benglenisky is situated 3½ km northwest of Curlew Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Recess and Roundstone.
Recess
Village
Recess, officially Sraith Salach, is a village in County Galway, Ireland. Recess is situated 7 km east of Curlew Island.
Roundstone
Town
Roundstone is a village on the west coast of Ireland, in the Connemara region of County Galway. Roundstone is situated 10 km southwest of Curlew Island.
Curlew Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.46108° or 53° 27′ 40″ north
Longitude
-9.82357° or 9° 49′ 25″ west
Open location code
9C5GF56G+CH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Ballinafad Island and Limekiln Island.
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