Cronadun
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CountryNew Zealand
ElectoratesWest Coast-Tasman
Te Tai Tonga
Te Tai Tonga
Cronadun | |
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 Inangahua Valley looking south, Cronadun at far left | |
  Cronadun | |
| Coordinates: 42°1′46″S 171°51′47″E / 42.02944°S 171.86306°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | West Coast |
| District | Buller District |
| Electorates | West Coast-Tasman Te Tai Tonga |
Cronadun is a small village located in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island. It is situated on the east bank of the Inangahua River, near its junction with Boatmans Creek. SH 69 and the Stillwater–Westport Line railway pass through the village.
Sometimes recorded as Cronaden and Cronadon, the locality was named by three brothers – Timothy, John, and Dominic Gallagher – after their home in County Donegal. Crough na dun (Irish:Cró na Doinne) means "hill of the fort", and Anglicised is Cronadun.[1]
