Rathgurreen Ringfort
Rathgurreen Ringfort is an archaeological site in County Galway, Connacht. Access is restricted and requires permission. Rathgurreen Ringfort is situated nearby to Bush Island, as well as near the village Clarinbridge.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tyrone House and Rinville Castle.
Tyrone House
Ruins
Photo: Tom Cosgrave, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tyrone House in County Galway is a ruined manor house, built in the 1770s on a promontory by the estuary of the Kilcolgan river, about 2 miles from the village of Kilcolgan, County Galway, Ireland. Tyrone House is situated 2½ km southeast of Rathgurreen Ringfort.
Rinville Castle
Castle
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rinville Castle is situated 3 km northwest of Rathgurreen Ringfort.
Drumacoo
Photo: Rryswny, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Drumacoo is a medieval ecclesiastical site and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland. Drumacoo is situated 3½ km southeast of Rathgurreen Ringfort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clarinbridge and Oranmore.
Clarinbridge
Village
Photo: Eoin Gardiner, CC BY 2.0.
Clarinbridge or Clarenbridge is a village in south County Galway, Ireland. It is on the mouth of the Clarin River at the end of Dunbulcaun Bay, which is the easternmost part of Galway Bay. Clarinbridge is situated 3½ km east of Rathgurreen Ringfort.
Oranmore
Photo: Angella Streluk, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oranmore is a town in County Galway, with a population of about 5,800. It serves as a commuter town for Galway City, which is 9 km west.
Kilcolgan
Village
Photo: Drow69, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kilcolgan, is a village on the mouth of the Kilcolgan River at Dunkellin Bay in County Galway, Ireland. The settlement is at the junction of the N67 and R458 roads, which lies between Gort and Clarinbridge. Kilcolgan is situated 5 km southeast of Rathgurreen Ringfort.
Rathgurreen Ringfort
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.22715° or 53° 13′ 38″ northLongitude
-8.93096° or 8° 55′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C5H63G9+VJOpenStreetMap ID
way 846994579OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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