Mitchelstown Cave

Mitchelstown Cave is a limestone near , , . Situated 12 kilometres from , , it became the first cave in Ireland to be developed for the public in 1972.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—4:30 PM
  • Type: Cave
  • Description: limestone cave in County Tipperary, Ireland
  • Also known as: “The Crown Cavern” and “The Four Courts”
  • Address: Cahir

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Burncourt Castle and Glengarra Wood.

Ruins
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a fortified house and a National Monument in , . is situated 3 km northeast of Mitchelstown Cave.

Forest
Photo: Seighean, Public domain.
is a mixed woodland in located 15 kilometres southwest of , off the M8 motorway and R639 road. Approximately 570 hectares in extent, it is situated on Old Red Sandstone on the southern slopes of the Galtee Mountains. is situated 3½ km north of Mitchelstown Cave.

Church
Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 3½ km south of Mitchelstown Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burncourt and Skeheenarinky.

Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , with an approximate population of 138 people.

Locality
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is a townland in south-west , Ireland. It is a dispersed settlement with a focal point at Cross where a school is located. As of the 2011 census the townland had a population of 350 people. is situated 2½ km west of Mitchelstown Cave.

Village
Photo: Padraigobrian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in , . Located on the R665 regional road, now bypassed, was previously on the main route between Dublin and Cork. is situated 4 km south of Mitchelstown Cave.

Mitchelstown Cave

Latitude
52.30393° or 52° 18′ 14″ north
Longitude
-8.10857° or 8° 6′ 31″ west
Elevation
108 metres (354 feet)
Open location code
9C4H8V3R+HH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 925858394
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Geo­Names ID
2962586
Wiki­data ID
Q6881498
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Polish—“Mitchelstown Cave” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Mitchelstown Caves”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهف ميتشلستاون”
  • German: “Mitchelstown Caves”
  • Polish: “Jaskinia Mitchelstown”

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