Dún Aonghasa, Inis Mór

Name: Dún Aonghasa
Address: Cill Mhuirbhigh, Inis Mór, Ireland
Telephone: +353 99 61008

#1 among attractions in Inis Mór

Top attraction, Historical place, Ruins, Archaeological site

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Facts and practical information

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. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1100 B.C.E.Coordinates: 53°7'32"N, 9°45'59"W

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Cill MhuirbhighInis Mór Ireland

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+353 99 61008

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Day trips

Dún Aonghasa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Inishmore Lighthouse, Dún Dúchathair, Inisheer Lighthouse, Straw Island Lighthouse.

2.7 miE
Lighthouse
Inishmore Lighthouse, Inis Mór
68 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.
3.6 miSE
Archaeological site
Dún Dúchathair, Inis Mór
92 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.
2.7 miE
Lighthouse
Inisheer Lighthouse, Inis Mór
68 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.
2.7 miE
Lighthouse
Straw Island Lighthouse, Inis Mór
68 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.
2.7 miE
Lighthouse
Eeragh Lighthouse, Inis Mór
68 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.
4.4 miE
Church
Teampull Bheanáin, Inis Mór
114 min walk • 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.
4 miE
Locality
Kilronan
103 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.