placenamesGortnamackan
Gort na Meacan
Gortnamackan is a townland in Galway. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationGortnamackan53.18250° N · 8.64518° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Gort na Meacan · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Gortnamackan · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Galway
- Barony
- Dunkellin
- Civil parish
- Kilchreest
- Coordinates
- 53.18250, -8.64518
- Mapped area
- 0.62 km²
- Logainm ID
- 19987 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Gortnamackan. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.