Historic site · near Ahascragh · Galway

Lissard Ringforts

Standing 6.8 km southwest of Ahascragh, Lissard Ringforts is a historic site. Look also at Kilconnell Friary, 1.9 km away, first of 5 more within 15 km. It counts among the sights of County Galway.

Where

6.8 km

southwest of Ahascragh

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Historic site near Ahascragh

Near Ahascragh

Lissard Ringforts is 6.8 km southwest of Ahascragh. Towns near it ↓

Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Choosing a month

June to September are the warmest in Ahascragh, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C.

Jan8° / 2°115 mm

Feb9° / 2°88 mm

Mar11° / 3°82 mm

Apr13° / 4°69 mm

May16° / 7°67 mm

Jun18° / 10°75 mm

Jul20° / 11°81 mm

Aug19° / 11°90 mm

Sep17° / 9°82 mm

Oct14° / 7°105 mm

Nov10° / 4°113 mm

Dec8° / 2°119 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Ahascragh, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for Ahascragh (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Ahascragh’s full climate →

About

Lissard Ringforts

Historic site.

Type: Historic site
Town: 6.8 km southwest of Ahascragh

Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Getting to Lissard Ringforts

Orange is Lissard Ringforts; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

The towns around Lissard Ringforts

By population, Ballinasloe leads the 7 with 6,597. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · 6.8 km northeast of it

Ahascragh

186 people · 1 place to visit

2 · 11 km east of it

Ballinasloe

6,597 people · 2 places to visit

3 · 16 km northwest of it

Mountbellew

774 people · 1 place to visit

4 · 16 km northeast of it

Ballyforan

227 people

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Lissard Ringforts is	People	Places to visit
Ahascragh	6.8 km northeast of it	186	1
Ballinasloe	11 km east of it	6,597	2
Mountbellew	16 km northwest of it	774	1
Ballyforan	16 km northeast of it	227	0
Moylough	19 km northwest of it	526	1
Ballygar	20 km north of it	660	0
Loughrea	20 km southwest of it	6,322	4

Make a day of it

Beyond Lissard Ringforts

Of the 5 within 15 km, look for 2 abbeys or priories, a historic house and a castle.

Abbey or prioryKilconnell Friary1.9 km away 2Historic houseHistoric houseBallinderry Park600 m away 3CastleCastleClonbrock Castle6.6 km away 4

Abbey or prioryClontuskert Priory14 km away 5MuseumMuseumThe Battle of Aughrim Visitor Centre6.9 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Lissard Ringforts: common questions

Where is Lissard Ringforts?

Lissard Ringforts is 6.8 km southwest of Ahascragh, Galway.

What is Lissard Ringforts?

Historic site.

When is the best time to visit Lissard Ringforts?

June to September are the warmest months in Ahascragh, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Lissard Ringforts?

Within 15 km: Kilconnell Friary (1.9 km), Ballinderry Park (600 m), Clonbrock Castle (6.6 km) and Clontuskert Priory (14 km).

Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Kilconnell Friary: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clontuskert Priory: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).