West Ireland
Connacht
County Galway

Kelp Factory

Kelp Factory is a ruins in , . Kelp Factory is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint , as well as near the ruins .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Inis Mór and Dún Aránn Lighthouse.

Photo: Imehling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the largest of the of , off the west coast of Ireland. The name simply means "big island" and there are half-a-dozen such places in Ireland, but this one is by far the largest of that name, with a population of 820 in 2022.

Lighthouse
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 3.0.
The Inishmore or Dún Árann Lighthouse, is a decommissioned lighthouse located on the highest point of , the largest of the in , Ireland. is situated 1¼ km southeast of Kelp Factory.

Archaeological site
Photo: Nanorfitzy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ km south of Kelp Factory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kilronan.

Village
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 3.0.
Cill Rónáin, unofficially anglicized as , is the main settlement on , one of the off the coast of in Ireland. is situated 3½ km southeast of Kelp Factory.

Kelp Factory

Latitude
53.13757° or 53° 8′ 15″ north
Longitude
-9.71208° or 9° 42′ 44″ west
Open location code
9C5G47QQ+25
Open­Street­Map ID
way 367002337
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
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