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Spike Island

Spike Island is an of 103 acres in , . Originally the site of a monastic settlement, the island is dominated by an 18th-century bastion fort now named Fort Mitchel.
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in County Cork, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Fort Mitchel”, “Fort Westmoreland”, and “Spike Island, County Cork”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Haulbowline and Rocky Island.

Islet
Photo: Arco Ardon, CC BY 2.0.
is an island in off the coast of Ireland. The world's first yacht club was founded on in 1720. The western side of the island is the main naval base and headquarters for the Irish Naval Service, with the eastern side previously used for heavy industry and later redeveloped as a park.

Islet
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is located in , . Situated between the naval base on and the mainland, a gunpowder magazine was constructed on the island by the Board of Ordnance in 1808.

Railway station
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railway station serves the town of , . It is located in a red brick building adjacent to the town's Heritage Centre. It is the terminus of the on Cork–Cobh section of the Cork Suburban Rail line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cobh and Ringaskiddy.

Photo: J.Pollock, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a port in Cork Harbour, , in southwest Ireland. It's pronounced "cove" and that's what it means, a sheltered harbour. It's part of the commuter belt for city and in 2022 had a population of 14,000.

Village
Photo: Ralph Rawlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , Ireland. It is located on the western side of , south of , and is 15 kilometres from city, to which it is connected by the N28 road.

Locality
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is a populated area on the western side of on in , . It is in the townland of Ringacoltig. is situated 3 km northwest of Spike Island.

Spike Island

Latitude
51.83417° or 51° 50′ 3″ north
Longitude
-8.28581° or 8° 17′ 9″ west
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Open location code
9C3HRPM7+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 128067375
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2961387
Wiki­data ID
Q3777131
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Spike Island” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Spike Island (Cork konderria)”
  • Basque: “Spike Island”
  • Breton: “Inis Píc”
  • Catalan: “Illa Spike (Cork)”
  • Catalan: “Illa Spike”
  • Cebuano: “Spike Island (pulo sa Ireland)”
  • Cebuano: “Spike Island”
  • Czech: “Spike Island”
  • Dutch: “Spike Island, County Cork”
  • Dutch: “Spike Island”
  • German: “Spike Island”
  • Irish: “Inis Píc”
  • Italian: “Spike Island”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Spike Island i County Cork”
  • Polish: “Spike Island”
  • Slovak: “Spike Island”
  • Spanish: “Isla Spike”
  • Swedish: “Spike Island”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fort Westmoreland and Officers‘ Quarters.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Spike Island”. Photo: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0.