Muckanagh Lough

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Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Muckanagh Lough is a freshwater lake in the Mid-West Region of Ireland in The Burren of County Clare. ()

Length: 4593 ftWidth: 2953 ftMaximum depth: 62 ftElevation: 52 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 52°58'58"N, 8°56'12"W

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Muckanagh Lough – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Burren National Park, Kilmacduagh monastery, Dromore Castle, O'Dea Castle.

3.4 miNW
Park
Burren National Park, The Burren
88 min walk • Burren National Park is one of six national parks in Ireland, managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service. It covers a small part of the Burren, a karst landscape in County Clare on the west coast.
5 miNE
Monastery
Kilmacduagh monastery
129 min walk • Nestled in the serene landscape of County Galway, the Kilmacduagh Monastery stands as a testament to early Christian monastic life in Ireland. This ancient site, founded in the 7th century by Saint Colman, son of Duagh, is renowned for its remarkable collection of...
4.1 miS
Nature and wildlife, Park, Forts and castles
Dromore Castle, Ennis
105 min walk • Dromore Castle, a striking architectural gem, stands proudly in the historic city of Ennis, Ireland. This formidable structure, with its robust stone walls and imposing towers, is a testament to the medieval era's grandeur and the rich heritage of the region.
7.3 miSW
Museum, History museum, Archaeological museum
O'Dea Castle
187 min walk • O'Dea Castle, also known as Dysert O'Dea Castle, is an Irish fortified tower house, loosely described as a castle at Dysert O'Dea, the former O'Dea clan stronghold, 5 kilometres from Corofin, County Clare.
3.2 miNW
Mountain
Slieve Rua, The Burren
82 min walk • Slieve Rua is a karst hill in The Burren in County Clare, Ireland. The eccentrically shaped hill is located near Mullaghmore within Burren National Park.
3.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mullaghmore, The Burren
81 min walk • Mullaghmore is a 180m limestone hill in the Burren in Glenquin, Kilnaboy County Clare, Ireland. It is part of a hiking trail called the Mullaghmore Loop in the Burren National Park.
2.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Bunny, The Burren
64 min walk • Lough Bunny is a freshwater lake in The Burren, County Clare, Ireland.
6 miW
Archaeological site
Cahercommaun, The Burren
153 min walk • Cahercommaun, sometimes Cahercommane, is a triple stone ringfort on the south-east edge of the Burren area, in Kilnaboy, near the rural village of Carran, in County Clare, Ireland. It was built in the 9th century.
5.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Atedaun
137 min walk • Lough Atedaun is a freshwater lake in the Mid-West Region of Ireland. It is located in The Burren of County Clare.
4.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Dromore Lough
118 min walk • Dromore Lough is a freshwater lake in the Mid-West Region of Ireland. It is located in County Clare.
4.7 miS
Monastery
Inchicronan Priory
119 min walk • Inchicronan Priory, as a daughter house of Clare Abbey. It became a parish church in 1302AD and was dissolved c.1543 by Henry VIII, but it was restored and in use by 'friars' in the reign of Elizabeth...