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Doorus Demesne wedge tomb

#826 among destinations in Ireland

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Doorus Demesne wedge tomb is a wedge-shaped gallery grave and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland. ()

Built: 2000 B.C.E.Coordinates: 53°9'9"N, 8°58'21"W

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Doorus Demesne wedge tomb – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dunguaire Castle, Corcomroe Abbey, Tyrone House, Shanmuckinish Castle.

2 miE
Tower house museum on a bay-side outcrop
Dunguaire Castle, Kinvara
53 min walk • Dunguaire Castle is a 16th-century tower house on the southeastern shore of Galway Bay in County Galway, Ireland, near Kinvara.
3.8 miSW
Monastery, Sacred and religious sites, History museum
Corcomroe Abbey
97 min walk • Nestled in the serene Burren landscape of County Clare, Ireland, lies the historic ruins of Corcomroe Abbey. This early 13th-century Cistercian monastery, an emblem of Ireland's rich ecclesiastical heritage, stands as a poignant reminder of the country's medieval past.
4.6 miNE
Ruins
Tyrone House
117 min walk • 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.
5.5 miW
Forts and castles
Shanmuckinish Castle, Ballyvaughan
140 min walk • Shanmuckinish Castle is a ruined tower house located in Drumcreehy civil parish of County Clare, Ireland.
6.8 miSE
Park
Coole Park
174 min walk • Coole Park is a nature reserve of approximately 1,000 acres located a few miles west of Gort, County Galway, Ireland. It is managed by the Irish National Parks & Wildlife Service, part of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
5.4 miE
Forts and castles
Drumharsna Castle
137 min walk • Drumharsna Castle is a tower house near Ardrahan, County Galway, in Ireland.
4.1 miW
Tower
Aughinish Tower
104 min walk • Aughinish Tower is a Martello tower at Aughinish, County Clare, Ireland. It was built as a signal and gun tower to defend Ireland against invasion by the French during the Napoleonic Wars.
6.4 miNE
53°13'39"N • 8°52'49"W
Clarinbridge Golf Society, Clarinbridge
165 min walk • Golf
3 miN
Island
Island Eddy
77 min walk • Island Eddy is a small, depopulated island at the inner, eastern end of Galway Bay, Ireland.