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regional road · R864 · $Galway, County Galway

Lower Newcastle Road

Lower Newcastle Road is the R864, a regional road in Galway, 1.1 km north-west of Eyre Square. It runs 488 m from University Road to Upper Newcastle Road, about 6 minutes on foot end to end. It has 10 named places on the map: 2 cafés, 2 monuments, guest house and petrol station and more.

Type
Regional road (R864)
Length
488 m of mapped road
From Eyre Square
1.1 km north-west
Joins
Distillery Road, Millennium Promenade, Newcastle Avenue, Newcastle Park, Newcastle Road, Seamus Quirke Road, Snipe Avenue, University Road, Upper Newcastle Road
Runs
from University Road to Upper Newcastle Road
Bus stops
Newcastle PO; Newcastle PO; Unnamed stop
Parking
1 car park on the street: Car Park 1
Density
10 named places over 488 m, 2 per 100 m
Open on the 3D model
Plan of Lower Newcastle Road and the streets around it, with its named places marked

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Plan of the streetPlan of Lower Newcastle Road and the streets around it, with its named places marked

A walk along Lower Newcastle Road

Start at the University Road end and walk towards Upper Newcastle Road: 2 cafés, 2 monuments, a guest house, a petrol station, a doctor and a post office and more share the 488 m. 1 of the 10 places on the street has opening hours on record. Buses stop on the street itself at 3 stops. There is parking on the street: Car Park 1.

What is on Lower Newcastle Road

2 cafés, 2 monuments, 1 guest houses, 1 petrol stations and 1 doctors and more, each with its own page.

Restaurants · 2

Supermarkets · 1

  1. Student's Union Shop
    Convenience stores · hours on record

Doctors · 1

Schools · 1

Banks · 1

Petrol · 1

  1. Circle K
    Petrol stations

Hotels · 1

  1. Brook Lodge
    Guest houses

Castles and heritage · 2

  2. Saint Patrick
    Monuments

Streets it joins

  1. Distillery Roadminor road · 4 places
  2. Millennium Promenadepedestrianised street · 4 places
  3. Newcastle Avenueresidential street
  4. Newcastle Parkresidential street
  5. Newcastle Roadregional road · 23 places
  6. Seamus Quirke Roadlink road · 25 places
  7. Snipe Avenueresidential street
  8. University Roadregional road · 8 places
  9. Upper Newcastle Roadresidential street · 7 places

Questions people ask

Where is Lower Newcastle Road?
In Galway, County Galway, 1.1 km north-west of Eyre Square, joining Distillery Road, Millennium Promenade and Newcastle Avenue.
How long is Lower Newcastle Road?
488 m, measured along the mapped centre line; about 6 minutes on foot end to end.
What is on Lower Newcastle Road?
10 named places: Brook Lodge, Circle K, Doctor Brennan, Matt's Sandwiches, Mocha Beans and Newcastle Post Office and others listed above.
Is there a bus stop on Lower Newcastle Road?
Yes: Newcastle PO, Newcastle PO and Unnamed stop.
Where can I park near Lower Newcastle Road?
On the street: Car Park 1.

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Geometry, names and places from OpenStreetMap, read on 2026-09-18. Length is the sum of the mapped segments carrying this name; distances are straight lines from the street's midpoint.