What is recorded here
Long Point is recorded as a headland in County Galway. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
Long Point is a headland composed primarily of Carboniferous limestone, formed around 340 million years ago through the accumulation of marine sediments. It is notable for its exposure of durable rock layers that resist coastal erosion, contributing to the distinctive coastal landscape of western Ireland.
Places near here
Stone Islands SouthIslet · 390 yd
Island McCooIslet · 522 yd
Saint Brendan's Hospitalworkhouse · 550 yd
Mount Pleasantgates/railings/walls · 1195 yd
LisduffFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1204 yd
St. Brendans WellHoly well · 1378 yd
Ballygasty Castle in ruinsCastle, unclassified · 2.1 mi
Raruddy Castle (in ruins)Castle, tower house · 2.4 mi
Dartfield Horse MuseumHeritage attraction · 4.4 mi
Turoe StoneHeritage attraction · 4.6 mi
Scalpeen RockNamed rock · 4.9 mi
Summerhill Ho.House, 18th/19th century · 1269 ydOther information
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