Teampull Bheanáin, Inis Mór

Name: Teampull Bheanáin
Address: Inis Mór, Ireland

#7 among attractions in Inis Mór

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The oratory Teampall Bheanáin is situated near Kilronan on Inishmore, Aran, Galway Bay, Ireland. A unique example of Celtic church construction. It marks the location of the original monastic settlement founded by Benen, a disciple of St. Patrick, the national saint of Ireland. It dates from the 11th century, and has stood unaltered a thousand years. ()

Coordinates: 53°6'9"N, 9°39'58"W

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Inis Mór Ireland

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Teampull Bheanáin – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dún Aonghasa, Inishmore Lighthouse, Dún Conor, Templesaghtmacree.

4.4 miW
Clifftop prehistoric stone fort
Dún Aonghasa, Inis Mór
114 min walk • Dún Aonghasa is the best-known of several prehistoric hill forts on the Aran Islands of County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It lies on Inis Mór, at the edge of a 100-metre-high cliff.
2.3 miNW
Lighthouse
Inishmore Lighthouse, Inis Mór
59 min walk • The Inishmore or Dún Árann Lighthouse, is a decommissioned lighthouse located on the highest point of Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands in County Galway, Ireland.
3.2 miSE
Ruins
Dún Conor, Inis Meáin
83 min walk • Dún Conor is a stone ringfort and National Monument located on Inishmaan, Ireland.
3.4 miE
Church
Templesaghtmacree, Inis Meáin
87 min walk • Templesaghtmacree is an Early Christian church and National Monument located on Inishmaan, Ireland.
0.9 miW
Archaeological site
Dún Dúchathair, Inis Mór
24 min walk • Dún Dúchathair or simply Dúchathair, meaning "black fort", is a large stone fort on the cliffs at Cill Éinne, Inishmore in County Galway, Ireland. Due to erosion, it now sits on a rocky promontory that stretches out into the sea. On its outer side there are large walls, reaching 6 metres high and 5 metres wide.
2.3 miNW
Lighthouse
Inisheer Lighthouse, Inis Mór
59 min walk • The Inisheer, Inis Oírr or Fardurris Point Lighthouse, is an active 19th century lighthouse located on the island of Inisheer, the smallest of the Aran Islands, in County Galway, Ireland.
3.9 miE
Archaeological site
Dún Fearbhaí, Inis Meáin
99 min walk • Dún Fearbhaí is a stone ringfort and National Monument located on Inishmaan, Ireland.
2.3 miNW
Lighthouse
Straw Island Lighthouse, Inis Mór
59 min walk • Straw Island Lighthouse is an active aid to navigation on an islet of the same name in Killeany Bay, northeast of Inishmore in County Galway, Ireland. Completed in 1878, it was the last of four lighthouses built in the 19th century on the Aran Islands.
2.3 miNW
Lighthouse
Eeragh Lighthouse, Inis Mór
59 min walk • Eeragh Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on Rock Island, one of the Brannock Islands, part of the Aran Islands archipelago in County Galway, Ireland.
3.7 miE
Archaeological site
Carrownlisheen Wedge Tomb, Inis Meáin
94 min walk • Carrownlisheen Wedge Tomb is a wedge-shaped gallery grave and National Monument located on Inishmaan, Ireland.
1.4 miN
Locality
Kilronan
36 min walk • Cill Rónáin is the main settlement on Inishmore, one of the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland in County Galway. The ferries serving the island call at Doolin, County Clare and also Ros an Mhíl, County Galway.