Craggaunowen
Ennis is the county town of County Clare in Ireland. It's a market town with several historic and religious sites. It also has accommodation and other visitor amenities, and is the public transport hub for the county. In 2022 its population was 28,000.Photo: Adrian King, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Ticket shop
- Description: archaeological open-air museum in County Clare, Ireland
- Also known as: “Craggaunowen - The Living Past”, “Craggaunowen Megalithic Centre”, “Craggaunowen Visitor Centre”, “Creagan Eoghain”, and “Creagán Eoghain”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Craggaunowen Castle and Knappogue Castle.
Craggaunowen Castle
Photo: Pinzgauer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Craggaunowen is an archaeological open-air museum in eastern County Clare, Ireland. It is named for the 16th-century castle which is one of its main components.
Knappogue Castle
Historic building
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Knappogue Castle is a tower house, built in 1467 and expanded in the mid-19th century, located in the parish of Quin, County Clare, Ireland. It has been restored and is open to guided tours. Knappogue Castle is situated 3½ km southwest of Craggaunowen.
Ballymarkahan Castle
Castle
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballymarkahan Castle is a ruined tower house in the parish of Quin, in County Clare, Ireland. It was listed by Irish antiquarian T. J. Westropp as one of the 195 "lesser castles", or peel towers, of County Clare in 1899, by which time it was already a ruin. Ballymarkahan Castle is situated 3 km west of Craggaunowen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilkishen and Quin.
Kilkishen
Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilkishen is a village in southeast County Clare, Ireland. The village is 8 km east of Quin and 14 km north of Shannon. Kilkishen is situated 3 km east of Craggaunowen.
Quin
Village
Photo: Simon Huguet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quin is a village in southeast County Clare, Ireland. The name also refers to a civil parish in the barony of Bunratty Upper, and to an ecclesiastical parish of the same name. Quin is situated 5 km west of Craggaunowen.
Tulla
Village
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Tulla is a market town in County Clare, Ireland. It is situated in the east of the county, on the R462 and near its junction with the R352, 18 km from Ennis. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. Tulla is situated 7 km north of Craggaunowen.
Craggaunowen
- Categories: island, open-air museum, building, shop, and retail building
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.81145° or 52° 48′ 41″ northLongitude
-8.79295° or 8° 47′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C4HR664+HROpenStreetMap ID
way 361082516OpenStreetMap feature
building=retailOpenStreetMap feature
shop=ticketWikidata ID
Q1138489
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Irish—“Craggaunowen” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Craggaunowen”
- Dutch: “Craggaunowen”
- French: “Craggaunowen”
- German: “Craggaunowen - The Living Past”
- German: “Craggaunowen Megalithic Centre”
- German: “Craggaunowen”
- German: “Creagán Eoghain”
- Irish: “Creagán Eoghain”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Craggaunowen Lough and The Crannóg.
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