Roches Point
Roches Point is a cape in County Cork, Munster. Roches Point is situated nearby to the locality Canavan Point, as well as near Weaver’s Point.Places of Interest
Highlights include Roche’s Point Lighthouse and Trabolgan Holiday Village.
Roche’s Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Peter Newbold, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roche's Point Lighthouse is situated at the entrance to Cork Harbour, Ireland. A lighthouse was first established on 4 June 1817 to guide ships into Cork Harbour.
Trabolgan Holiday Village
Resort
Photo: Stardomax, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trabolgan is a self catering holiday village on a 140-acre site which was a former country estate in the civil parish of Trabolgan, County Cork, Ireland. The holiday camp was registered on 1 May 1984 and officially opened on 29 June 1985.
Fort Templebreedy
Military installation
Fort Templebreedy, also known as Templebreedy Battery, was a coastal defence fortification close to Crosshaven, in County Cork, Ireland. Supplementing a number of earlier structures at Fort Camden and Fort Davis, the site was developed between 1904 and 1909 to defend the mouth of Cork Harbour.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crosshaven and Whitegate.
Crosshaven
Photo: lizard queen, CC BY 2.0.
Crosshaven is a coastal village in County Cork, with a population of 3300 in 2022. It's at the point where the River Owenabue flows into Cork Harbour, and its Irish name is Bun an Tabhairne, "mouth of the river Sabhrann".
Whitegate
Village
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitegate is a small village in East Cork on the eastern shore of Cork Harbour in County Cork, Ireland. It lies within the townlands of Ballincarroonig and Corkbeg.
Ringaskiddy
Village
Photo: Ralph Rawlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ringaskiddy is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is located on the western side of Cork Harbour, south of Cobh, and is 15 kilometres from Cork city, to which it is connected by the N28 road.
Roches Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Roche Point”
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.793° or 51° 47′ 35″ northLongitude
-8.25509° or 8° 15′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C3HQPVV+5XOpenStreetMap ID
node 11586876745OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
2961772Wikidata ID
Q26715254
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Roches Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Roches Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Roches Point (punta sa Ireland)”
- Cebuano: “Roches Point”
- Swedish: “Roches Point (udde i Irland)”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Roches Point”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Canavan Point and Weaver’s Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cow and Calf Rocks and Roche’s Tower.
County Cork: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Cork, Cobh, Kinsale, and Mallow.
Curious Points to Discover
Uncover intriguing points from every corner of the globe.