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.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castlebawn and Lady Well.

Castlebawn

Castle

Photo: Roger Diel, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castlebawn is a 16th-century tower house, in County Clare, Ireland. It is on a small island on Lough Derg on the River Shannon, it is connected to the shore of Bealkelly by a man-made causeway. Castlebawn is situated 1½ km west of Round Island.

Lady Well

Spring

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lady Well is a spring, which is situated 2 km north of Round Island.

St Brigid’s Church

Ruins

Photo: Deadstar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St Brigid’s Church is a ruins, 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″ north

Longitude

-8.45857° or 8° 27′ 31″ west

Open location code

9C4HVGXR+4H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 553321739

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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