Low Island

Low Island is an islet in County Galway, Connacht. Low Island is situated nearby to the islet Birch Island, as well as near White Island.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Derryclare and Lissoughter.

Derryclare

Peak

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Derryclare or Derryclare Mountain is a mountain at the southern edge of Twelve Bens range in Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland. At 677 metres, it is the 119th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and the 145th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. Derryclare is situated 3 km northwest of Low Island.

Lissoughter

Peak

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Lissoughter or Lissoughter Hill is a prominent hill between the Twelve Bens and Maumturks mountain ranges, at the southern entrance to the Inagh Valley, in the Connemara National Park of County Galway, Ireland. Lissoughter is situated 3 km east of Low Island.

Bencorr

Peak

Photo: Joebater, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bencorr at 711 metres, is the 82nd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 102nd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Bencorr is situated near the centre of the core massif of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland. Bencorr is situated 4 km northwest of Low Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Recess.

Recess

Village

Recess, officially Sraith Salach, is a village in County Galway, Ireland. It is within the Connemara Gaeltacht, beside Glendollagh Lough, and near the foot of Lissoughter Hill. The N59 road passes through it. Recess is situated 2½ km east of Low Island.

Low Island

Type: Islet
Categories: locality and landform
Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.47517° or 53° 28′ 31″ north

Longitude

-9.76277° or 9° 45′ 46″ west

Open location code

9C5GF6GP+3V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 188988708

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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