Little Roancarrig Island
Little Roancarrig Island is an islet in County Cork, Munster. Little Roancarrig Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Clydagh, as well as near the locality Gortnarea.Places of Interest
Highlights include Roancarrig Island and Roancarrigmore Lighthouse.
Roancarrig Island
Islet
Photo: Ulrich Hartmann, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roancarrigmore is an uninhabited island in Bantry Bay, County Cork, Ireland and is home to Roancarrigmore Lighthouse, which was replaced in 2012 by a solar powered lighthouse after 165 years of operation. In September 2016 the lighthouse was put up for sale.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Adrigole and Rerrin.
Adrigole
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Adrigole is a village on the Beara Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland. It is centred on the junction of the R572 and R574 regional roads. As of the 2022 census, the electoral division in which the village sits had a population of about 500 people. Adrigole is situated 4½ km northeast of Little Roancarrig Island.
Rerrin
Village
Photo: Robert Wilcox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rerrin is the main village on Bere Island, within County Cork in Ireland. The village is located on the north of the island and is next to the sheltered mooring of Lawrence Cove. Rerrin is situated 5 km southwest of Little Roancarrig Island.
Kilcrohane
Village
Photo: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilcrohane is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is the last coastal village on the Sheep's Head Peninsula after Durrus and Ahakista. Kilcrohane lies under the 'Shadow of Seefin' and is also close to Caher Mountain. Kilcrohane is situated 9 km south of Little Roancarrig Island.
Little Roancarrig Island
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Roancarrig Beg” and “Roancarrigbeg”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.65781° or 51° 39′ 28″ northLongitude
-9.75138° or 9° 45′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C3GM65X+4COpenStreetMap ID
way 400474365OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
2961784
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