Shannon Estuary Coastal Navigation
Clare, Ireland
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Shannon Estuary Coastal Navigation
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Scattery Island sits 3km out from Kilrush in the mouth of the Shannon Estuary, reachable only by boat. St. Senan founded a monastery here around 534 AD, and its round tower, its doorway at ground level rather than high in the wall, is visible from the mainland long before you land.
Required Activities
1
of 5
Take the seasonal ferry from Kilrush Marina across the Shannon Estuary to Scattery Island, a crossing of about 2.5km, roughly half an hour each way
2
of 5
Find Scattery's round tower, entered at ground level rather than high in the wall, standing over St Senan's 6th-century monastery
3
of 5
Walk between the ruins of Scattery's monastic churches, founded around 534 AD by St. Senan and once numbering five separate churches on the island
4
of 5
At the island's south end, find the remains of the Napoleonic gun battery, one of six built along the estuary against a French landing built to watch over the Shannon's shipping lane
5
of 5
Before or after the crossing, walk Kilrush Marina and check the tide gauge — the Shannon Estuary has one of the largest tidal ranges of any Irish estuary
Take the seasonal ferry from Kilrush Marina across the Shannon Estuary to Scattery Island, a crossing of about 2.5km, roughly half an hour each way
Find Scattery's round tower, entered at ground level rather than high in the wall, standing over St Senan's 6th-century monastery
Walk between the ruins of Scattery's monastic churches, founded around 534 AD by St. Senan and once numbering five separate churches on the island
At the island's south end, find the remains of the Napoleonic gun battery, one of six built along the estuary against a French landing built to watch over the Shannon's shipping lane
Before or after the crossing, walk Kilrush Marina and check the tide gauge — the Shannon Estuary has one of the largest tidal ranges of any Irish estuary
Before you go
The ferry to Scattery Island runs from May to September.
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