Horse Island
Horse Island is a small inhabited island in Roaringwater Bay, County Cork, Ireland, off the coast of Schull, that forms part of Carbery's Hundred Isles.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: small inhabited island in County Cork, Ireland
- Also known as: “Horse Island, County Cork”
Places of Interest
Highlights include West Skeam Island and East Skeam Island.
West Skeam Island
Islet
West Skeam Island is a 33-acre island in Roaringwater Bay, County Cork, Ireland that forms part of Carbery's Hundred Isles. The island is privately owned and was for sale in 2013.
East Skeam Island
Islet
East Skeam Island is an island in Roaringwater Bay, County Cork, Munster, Ireland, that forms part of Carbery's Hundred Isles. It is situated at, North from Heir Island, East from West Skeam Island, West from Cunnamore Pier. It is currently uninhabited.
Heir Island
Island
Heir Island, also known as Hare Island or Inishodriscol, is an island in southwest County Cork, Ireland. It has a year-round population of around 25–30.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballydehob and Schull.
Ballydehob
Village
Photo: Cynthia Bressani, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballydehob is a coastal village in the southwest of County Cork, Ireland. It is 13 km west of Skibbereen and 13 km south of Bantry.
Schull
Photo: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schull is a harbour town on the Mizen Head peninsula of County Cork, at the southwest tip of Ireland. The name means school, and was first documented in 1199 suggesting a religious seminary, but there's no trace of that.
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.
Horse Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.51621° or 51° 30′ 58″ northLongitude
-9.46872° or 9° 28′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C3GGG8J+FGOpenStreetMap ID
way 4554537OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Horse Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Horse Island (pulo sa Ireland, Munster, County Cork, lat 51,52, long -9,47)”
- Cebuano: “Horse Island”
- French: “Horse Island”
- German: “Horse Island”
- Swedish: “Horse Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rossbrin Castle and An Rabha Mór.
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