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Ruins · near Craughwell

Saint Mary’s Abbey

Saint Mary’s Abbey is a ruin in the countryside 11.5 km east of Craughwell, County Galway. The Walks is within 154 m.

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Ruins
From Craughwell
11.5 km east

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Plan of the country around Saint Mary’s Abbey, 1.8 km across
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Getting to Saint Mary’s Abbey

From the town
11.5 km east of the crossroads in a straight line; it is out in the country, so allow for the roads.
Directions from where you are
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Around it

Other sites within 3 km: The Walks (155 m), Lough Rea (1.4 km) and Knockaunebin Fort (2.4 km).

Tower houses, the castles of the Irish countryside

Many of the ruins mapped around Tuam are tower houses, the tall stone farm-castles of the later Middle Ages, built to be lived in with a small household and defended when it came to that, with a vaulted floor against fire, corner bartizans and a machicolation above the door.

Written from Wikipedia, "Tower house" (CC BY-SA 4.0); the words are ours.

Questions people ask

Where is Saint Mary’s Abbey?
In County Galway, 11.5 km east of Craughwell.
Are there other ruins nearby?
12 other ruins around $Craughwell; the closest is Kilconickny Church, 4.9 km away.

Source record: OpenStreetMap way/1306342661, read on 2026-09-18. The street is the mapped address where there is one, otherwise the nearest named road. Distances are straight lines.