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Kilshanvy Church (ruins)

Kilshanvy Church (ruins) is a historic church in the countryside 11.8 km north-east of Headford, County Galway. Kilshanvy Mill and Knockaunpastia Fort are within 202 m.

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Historic churches
From Headford
11.8 km north-east

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Plan of the country around Kilshanvy Church (ruins), 1.8 km across
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Getting to Kilshanvy Church (ruins)

From the town
11.8 km north-east of the centre 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: Kilshanvy Mill (103 m), Knockaunpastia Fort (203 m), Lisbunawausa (316 m), Lissaverny (382 m) and Gortnabishaun Abbey (2.4 km).

The name

The name begins with cill, the Irish for a church, which usually marks an early church site.

Within a short walk

  1. 103 m
  2. Knockaunpastia Fort
    Ringforts and sites
    202 m

Other historic churches around Headford

  1. 6.4 km
  2. 7.1 km
  3. 9.3 km
  4. 9.5 km
  5. 10.4 km
  6. 11.0 km
  7. 13.2 km
  8. 16.6 km

All 9 historic churches around Headford

Questions people ask

Where is Kilshanvy Church (ruins)?
In County Galway, 11.8 km north-east of Headford.
Are there other historic churches nearby?
8 other historic churches around $Headford; the closest is St. Colman's Church, 6.4 km away.

Source record: OpenStreetMap way/1270835034, read on 2026-09-18. The street is the mapped address where there is one, otherwise the nearest named road. Distances are straight lines.