Athenry Abbey
Athenry Abbey is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Maghera stands 400 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Twelve Apostles, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 7.3 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Dominican priory
Dates from 1241.
Wikidata Q1774960, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Salmon Weir Bridge · 13 mi
- Bird Sanctuary · 16 mi
- Murrooghtoohy · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Twelve Apostles: 0.1 mi
- Athenry Castle: 0.1 mi
- Athenry Castle: 0.1 mi
- Church (ruins): 1.4 mi
- Castle (ruins): 2.8 mi
- 1421NWK022 Spring: 5.0 mi
- Tober Suivne: 6.2 mi
- Tober Patrick: 6.8 mi
- Toberacaher: 7.9 mi
- Tober Patrick: 8.7 mi
- Knockroe: 8.4 mi
- Leadmine Hill: 10.3 mi
- Knockapollboy: 13.9 mi
- Cashlaundrumlahan: 15.2 mi
- Caheranearl: 15.5 mi
- Craughwell AC Athletics Park: 4.4 mi
- Rahasane Turlough Special Conservation Area: 5.3 mi
- The Green: 7.4 mi
- The Walks: 10.0 mi
- The Long Point: 10.7 mi
- Turoe Stone: 8.2 mi
- Drumacoo Monastic Site: 9.6 mi
- Royal Tara Visitor Centre: 11.4 mi
- Dartfield Horse Museum: 12.2 mi
- City Walls: 12.7 mi
- The Winged Horse: 0.1 mi
- Machnamh: 0.1 mi
- Galway Racehorse: 10.4 mi
- Bust of American President JFK: 12.7 mi
- Plaque bearing poem: 12.7 mi
- Ballyloughane Beach: 11.5 mi
- Dead Mans Beach: 12.2 mi
- Grattan Beach: 13.5 mi
- Trawclogh: 14.2 mi
- Ladies Beach: 14.3 mi
- Heritage Center: 0.1 mi
- Claddagh Ring Museum: 12.9 mi
- Galway City Museum: 12.9 mi
- Galway Arts Centre: 13.1 mi
- Zoology Museum: 13.1 mi
- Woodville Walled Garden: 8.3 mi
- r: 11.0 mi
- Westside Community Organic Garden: 13.7 mi
- Walled Garden: 14.5 mi
- Famine Garden: 18.6 mi
- Cnoc na gCuinín: 16.0 mi
- Hen Harrier Reserve: 17.6 mi
- Ballycurrin Lighthouse: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Athenry Abbey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maghera | S 177° | 400 m | 22.8 mi |
| Cappaghabaun Mountain | SSE 158° | 395 m | 24.7 mi |
| Scalp | SSE 153° | 380 m | 23.6 mi |
| Cappaghabaun Mountain East | SSE 153° | 378 m | 24.6 mi |
| Turkenagh Mountain | SSE 157° | 360 m | 23.4 mi |
| Cashlaundrumlahan | SSE 160° | 358 m | 15.2 mi |
| Slievecarran | SW 218° | 326 m | 17.8 mi |
| Gleninagh Mountain | WSW 240° | 316.1 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:02 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 21:10 | 22:07 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:50 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:49 | 15:12 | 16:19 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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