Mitchelstown Cave
Mitchelstown Cave is a limestone cave near Burncourt, County Tipperary, Ireland. Situated 12 kilometres from Mitchelstown, County Cork, it became the first cave in Ireland to be developed for the public in 1972.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Martin Richard Phelan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- 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.
Burncourt Castle
Ruins
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burncourt Castle is a fortified house and a National Monument in County Tipperary, Ireland. Burncourt Castle is situated 3 km northeast of Mitchelstown Cave.
Glengarra Wood
Forest
Photo: Seighean, Public domain.
Glengarra Wood is a mixed woodland in Ireland located 15 kilometres southwest of Cahir, County Tipperary 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. Glengarra Wood is situated 3½ km north of Mitchelstown Cave.
Church of the Assumption
Church
Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of the Assumption is situated 3½ km south of Mitchelstown Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burncourt and Skeheenarinky.
Burncourt
Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burncourt is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland with an approximate population of 138 people.
Skeheenarinky
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skeheenarinky is a townland in south-west County Tipperary, Ireland. It is a dispersed settlement with a focal point at Skeheenarinky Cross where a school is located. Skeheenarinky is situated 2½ km west of Mitchelstown Cave.
Ballyporeen
Village
Photo: Padraigobrian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ballyporeen is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. The 2016 census recorded a village population of 318. Ballyporeen is situated 4 km south of Mitchelstown Cave.
Mitchelstown Cave
- Categories: show cave and landform
- Location: County Tipperary, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.30393° or 52° 18′ 14″ northLongitude
-8.10857° or 8° 6′ 31″ westElevation
108 metres (354 feet)Open location code
9C4H8V3R+HHOpenStreetMap ID
node 925858394OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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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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