Horse Island
Horse Island is an islet in County Cork, Munster. Horse Island is situated nearby to the locality The Battery, as well as near Tracarta Point.- Type: Islet
- Description: islet in Castlehaven North, County Cork, Ireland
- Also known as: “Oileán Molua”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Knockdrum Stone Fort and Saint Barrahane’s Church.
Knockdrum Stone Fort
Archaeological site
Photo: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Knockdrum Stone Fort is a circular stone rath, ringfort, or hilltop fort near Castletownshend in County Cork, Ireland. It was restored before 1860, and there were archaeological excavations from 1930–31.
Saint Barrahane’s Church
Church
Photo: Lisboyboy, Public domain.
Saint Barrahane's Church is a 19th century church in Castletownshend, County Cork, Ireland. The church, belonging to the denomination of the Church of Ireland, is situated on an elevation overlooking the town and the Castlehaven Bay, belongs to the Castlehaven parish, and should not be confused with the Catholic church named after the same patron St. Saint Barrahane’s Church is situated 2½ km north of Horse Island.
Raheen Castle
Ruins
Photo: MrCorman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Raheen Castle is a ruins, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Horse Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castletownshend and Unionhall.
Castletownshend
Castletownshend is a village in County Cork in southwest Ireland. It's a tiny place, just a single street leading down to the harbour, with a population of 167 in 2022.Unionhall
Village
Photo: Timothw, Public domain.
Union Hall, also Unionhall, is a small fishing village in County Cork, Ireland, located on the west side of Glandore Harbour. Its nearest neighbour to the west is Castletownshend; to the east, Glandore village. Unionhall is situated 6 km northeast of Horse Island.
Skibbereen
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skibbereen is a village in the southwest of County Cork, Ireland. An Sciobairín means "the little boat harbour" - it would have to be a small boat to get this far up the River Ilen.
Horse Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.50757° or 51° 30′ 27″ northLongitude
-9.18366° or 9° 11′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C3GGR58+2GOpenStreetMap ID
way 4554542OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
2963735Wikidata ID
Q104299533
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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”
- Irish: “Oileán na gCapall”
- Swedish: “Horse Island”
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