Mortyclough Fort
Mortyclough Fort is an archaeological site in County Clare, Munster. Mortyclough Fort is situated nearby to the lake Ballyvelaghan Lough, as well as near Muckinish Lough.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Patrick’s Church and Shanmuckinish Castle.
St Patrick’s Church
Church
Photo: A McCarron, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Patrick’s Church is situated 1¼ km southeast of Mortyclough Fort.
Shanmuckinish Castle
Ruins
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shanmuckinish Castle is a ruined tower house located in Drumcreehy civil parish of County Clare, Ireland. Shanmuckinish Castle is situated 1½ km west of Mortyclough Fort.
Muckinish Castle
Ruins
Photo: Garry Dickinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Muckinish Castle is a ruins, which is situated 1½ km south of Mortyclough Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aughinish and Ballyvaughan.
Aughinish
Locality
Photo: Drow69, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aughinish, also Aughnish, is a small island and townland in Oughtmama Parish of the Barony of Burren in north County Clare, Ireland. It is on the south shore of Galway Bay, 11 km northwest of Kinvarra.
Ballyvaughan
Photo: Cqui, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ballyvaughan is a village in County Clare, overlooking Galway Bay on the west coast of Ireland. With a population of 360 in 2022, it's a tiny straggling place but a good base for exploring the Burren region. Discover Ballyvaughan is the village website.
Kinvarra
Village
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kinvara or Kinvarra is a sea port village in the southwest of County Galway, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of Kinvarradoorus in the north of the barony of Kiltartan. Kinvarra is also an electoral division. Kinvarra is situated 9 km east of Mortyclough Fort.
Mortyclough Fort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.14395° or 53° 8′ 38″ northLongitude
-9.07976° or 9° 4′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C5G4WVC+H3OpenStreetMap ID
way 317255417OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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