Rocky Island
Rocky Island is located in Cork Harbour, Ireland. Situated between the naval base on Haulbowline Island and the mainland, a gunpowder magazine was constructed on the island by the Board of Ordnance in 1808.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Haulbowline and National Maritime College of Ireland.
National Maritime College of Ireland
University
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cobh and Ringaskiddy.
Rushbrooke
Locality
Rocky Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Ireland
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.83743° or 51° 50′ 15″ north
Longitude
-8.30174° or 8° 18′ 6″ west
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
9C3HRMPX+X8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Rocky Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rocky Island”
- Dutch: “Rocky Island”
- Irish: “Oileán Cathail”
- Swedish: “Rocky Island”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ringaskiddy Point and White Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: MaREI Centre and Haulbowline Naval Base Basin.
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