Goat Islands
Goat Islands is an island in County Cork, Munster. Goat Islands is situated nearby to the locality Ballybrack, as well as near Castle Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Long Island and Altar Wedge Tomb.
Long Island
Island
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Long Island, historically called Inishfada, is an island that lies south of Schull, County Cork, Ireland. It has a permanent population of no more than 10. Long Island is situated 3 km east of Goat Islands.
Altar Wedge Tomb
Archaeological site
Photo: D.Camier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Altar Wedge Tomb is a wedge-shaped gallery grave and national monument located outside the village of Schull, in County Cork, Ireland. Altar Wedge Tomb is situated 4 km northwest of Goat Islands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schull and Goleen.
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.
Goleen
Village
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Goleen is a small rural village in County Cork on the south-western tip of Ireland. Farming, tourism and construction work are among the main occupations of the local people. Goleen is situated 7 km west of Goat Islands.
Crookhaven
Village
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Crookhaven is a village in County Cork, Ireland, on the most southwestern tip of the island of Ireland. With an out-of-season population of about sixty, it swells in the summer season to about four hundred, when the occupants of the seasonal holiday homes arrive. Crookhaven is situated 9 km west of Goat Islands.
Goat Islands
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.48944° or 51° 29′ 22″ northLongitude
-9.60389° or 9° 36′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C3GF9QW+QCGeoNames ID
2963979
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