Kedge Island
Kedge Island is an islet in County Cork, Munster. Kedge Island is situated nearby to the locality The Gearauns, as well as near Ballylinchy.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dunasead Castle and Baltimore Lifeboat Station.
Dunasead Castle
Castle
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunasead Castle, sometimes known as Baltimore Castle, is a 17th-century fortified house situated in the town of Baltimore in County Cork, Ireland. The tower house is built on the site of an earlier Norman-era structure, which itself replaced an earlier Bronze Age ringfort. Dunasead Castle is situated 3 km northwest of Kedge Island.
Baltimore Lifeboat Station
Building
Photo: Charles W Glynn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baltimore Lifeboat Station is located at Bull Point, near Baltimore, a town approximately 85 km south west of Cork, on the south-west tip of County Cork, on the south coast of Ireland. Baltimore Lifeboat Station is situated 3½ km northwest of Kedge Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baltimore.
Baltimore
Baltimore is a village in County Cork near the southwest tip of Ireland. The harbour is large, and sheltered by islands - several are inhabited and are also described on this page.
Kedge Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in County Cork, Ireland
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.46296° or 51° 27′ 47″ northLongitude
-9.34368° or 9° 20′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C3GFM74+5GOpenStreetMap ID
way 4554688OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
Discover Kedge Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kedge Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kedge Island”
- Irish: “Oileán Dhúlaing”
- Swedish: “Kedge Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Gearauns and Ballylinchy.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include S.S. Alondra and Ballylinchy Signal Tower.
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