Freaghillan

Freaghillan is an islet in County Mayo, Connacht. Freaghillan is situated nearby to the shoal Carrigeenafrankagh, as well as near the islet Clynish.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Clynish and Inishcottle.

Clynish

Islet

Clynish is an inhabited intensively farmed island in Clew Bay, County Mayo, Ireland. Clynish is situated 550 metres southeast of Freaghillan.

Inishcottle

Islet

Inishcottle is an inhabited island in Clew Bay, County Mayo, Ireland. Inishcottle is situated 1 km northeast of Freaghillan.

Collanmore Island

Island

Collanmore Island is an island in Clew Bay, County Mayo, Ireland. Collanmore Island is situated 1½ km south of Freaghillan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Murrisk and Lecanvey.

Murrisk is a village in County Mayo, Ireland, on the south side of Clew Bay, about 8 km west of Westport and 4 km east of Lecanvey. Murrisk lies at the foot of Croagh Patrick and is the starting-point for pilgrims who visit the mountain. Murrisk is situated 8 km south of Freaghillan.

Lecanvey

Village

Photo: Evertype, CC BY 2.5.

Lecanvey or Leckanvy is a seaside village in County Mayo, Ireland, between Westport and Louisburgh, about 2 km west of Murrisk. It has a small beach with Lecanvey Pier. Lecanvey is situated 8 km south of Freaghillan.

Westport

Photo: donnamarijne, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Westport is an attractive town in County Mayo on the west coast of Ireland, with a population of 6,900 in 2022. It was originally Cathair na Mart, "town of the beef cattle", a cattle-mart and trading port in an era when it was much easier to get around by sea than overland.

Freaghillan

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

53.84702° or 53° 50′ 49″ north

Longitude

-9.6411° or 9° 38′ 28″ west

Open location code

9C5GR9W5+RH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4561923

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Carrigeenafrankagh and Moneybeg Island.

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