Gall Island
Gall Island is an islet in County Clare, Munster. Gall Island is situated nearby to the islet Illaunnaclauby, as well as near Green Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St John the Baptist’s Church and Aillwee Cave.
St John the Baptist’s Church
Church
Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St John the Baptist’s Church is situated 1¼ km southwest of Gall Island.
Aillwee Cave
Cave
Photo: MarvinVells, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aillwee Cave is a cave system in the karst landscape of the Burren in County Clare, Ireland. The name Aillwee is derived from the Irish Aill Bhuí which means "yellow cliff". Aillwee Cave is situated 4 km south of Gall Island.
Newtown Castle
Castle
Newtown Castle is a 16th-century tower house, located close to the village of Ballyvaughan within the Burren area of County Clare, Ireland. Uniquely for a tower house of its type in Ireland, it is cylindrical in shape above a square pyramidal base. Newtown Castle is situated 2½ km southwest of Gall Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballyvaughan and Aughinish.
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.
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. Aughinish is situated 7 km northeast of Gall Island.
Burren
Photo: Imehling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Burren is a large area of northern County Clare, in the west of Ireland, with karst landscape - a great bare limestone sheet sculpted by water action.
Gall Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.12317° or 53° 7′ 23″ northLongitude
-9.14438° or 9° 8′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C5G4VF4+76OpenStreetMap ID
way 4563417OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Gall Island” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Oileán na nGall”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Illaunnaclauby and Green Island.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Burren House and Wild Atlantic Way: Ballyvaughan Pier.
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