Round Island
Round Island is an islet in County Clare, Munster. Round Island is situated nearby to the islet Piper’s Island, as well as near Caher Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inis Cealtra and Inishcaltra Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site.
Inis Cealtra
Islet
Photo: Deadstar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Inis Cealtra, also known in English as Inishcaltra or Holy Island, is an island off the western shore of Lough Derg in Ireland. Now uninhabited, it was once a monastic settlement.
Inishcaltra Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site
Archaeological site
Photo: Cliodhnaoleary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Inishcaltra Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 km north of Round Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mountshannon and Scarriff.
Mountshannon
Village
Photo: Adie Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mountshannon is a village in east County Clare, Ireland. It is part of the civil parish of Inishcaltra. The village is on the western shore of Lough Derg, north of Killaloe. Mountshannon won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1981. Mountshannon is situated 4½ km northeast of Round Island.
Scarriff
Village
Photo: Dark-Fire, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Scarriff or Scariff is a large village in east County Clare, in the midwest of Ireland. The town is on the west end of Lough Derg and is best known for its harbour. Scarriff is situated 5 km west of Round Island.
Tuamgraney
Village
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tuamgraney is a village in eastern County Clare in the west of Ireland and a civil parish by the same name. Situated about a kilometre from the River Graney which flows into Lough Derg, it is an ancient settlement, noted for St Cronán's Church, said to be the oldest church in constant use in Ireland. Tuamgraney is situated 6 km west of Round Island.
Round Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.89777° or 52° 53′ 52″ northLongitude
-8.45857° or 8° 27′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C4HVGXR+4HOpenStreetMap ID
way 553321739OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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