Arra Mountains

#769 among destinations in Ireland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Arra Mountains or Arra Hills are situated in County Tipperary in Ireland, between the towns of Nenagh and Ballina, south east of Lough Derg and north of the M7 Motorway. ()

Elevation: 1499 ftCoordinates: 52°49'60"N, 8°22'0"W

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TipperaryIreland

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Arra Mountains – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Killaloe Cathedral, Killaloe Bridge, Brian Boru's Fort, St. Molua's Church.

3.5 miSW
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Gothic architecture
Killaloe Cathedral, Killaloe
91 min walk • The Cathedral Church of St Flannan, Killaloe is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Killaloe, County Clare in Ireland. Previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Killaloe, it is now one of three cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Limerick and Killaloe.
3.5 miSW
Bridge
Killaloe Bridge, Killaloe
89 min walk • Killaloe Bridge is a road bridge over the River Shannon between Ballina in County Tipperary and Killaloe, County Clare in Ireland. Built on the site of an earlier structure, the eighteenth-century bridge has thirteen arches and includes a lifting section that was added in 1929.
3.7 miW
Archaeological site
Brian Boru's Fort
94 min walk • Brian Boru's Fort, also called Béal Ború, is a ringfort and National Monument located in County Clare, Ireland.
3.7 miSW
Archaeological site
St. Molua's Church, Killaloe
95 min walk • St. Molua's Church, Killaloe is a medieval church and National Monument in Killaloe, Ireland.
1.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Fintan's Grave
35 min walk • Fintan's Grave is a mythological cave on the Irish mountain Tul Tuinde in the Arra Mountains near Lough Derg. Supposedly, Fintan mac Bóchra waited out the Flood here.
6.5 miNW
Forts and castles
Castlebawn
167 min walk • 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. It was built by the McNamaras about 1540, severely damaged in 1827, and is now restored and opened to the public.
6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Silvermine Mountains
153 min walk • The Silvermine Mountains or Silvermines Mountains are a mountain range in County Tipperary, Ireland. The highest peak of the range is Keeper Hill or Slievekimalta at 694 metres high.
6 miSE
Locality
Silvermines
154 min walk • Silvermines, historically known as Bellagowan, is a village in County Tipperary in Ireland. It lies immediately north of the Silvermine mountain range and takes its name from the extensive mines of lead, zinc, copper, baryte and silver nearby.