Belvelly
Belvelly is a small village on the northern end of the Great Island of Cork Harbour, about four miles north of the town of Cobh, County Cork, Ireland. Belvelly is situated at the shortest crossing point between Great Island and the neighbouring Fota Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Belvelly Castle and Fota Wildlife Park.
Belvelly Castle
Castle
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Belvelly Castle is a 14th or 15th-century tower house in County Cork, Ireland. It is situated next to the small village of Belvelly, opposite and overlooking the only road bridge connecting Fota Island to Great Island.
Fota Wildlife Park
Zoo
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Fota Wildlife Park is a 100-acre wildlife park located on Fota Island, near Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Ireland. Opened in 1983, it is an independently funded, not-for-profit charity that is one of the leading tourism, wildlife and conservation attractions in Ireland.
Fota
Railway station
Fota railway station serves Fota Island in County Cork. It is a station on the Cork to Cobh commuter service. Travel to Glounthaune station to transfer to Midleton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Passage West and Glenbrook.
Passage West
Town
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Passage West is a port town in County Cork, Ireland, situated on the west bank of Cork Harbour, some 10 km south-east of Cork city. Passage West was designated a conservation area in the 2003 Cork County Development Plan. Passage West is situated 2½ km southwest of Belvelly.
Glenbrook
Village
Glenbrook is a village in the townland of Lackaroe, between Passage West and Monkstown in County Cork, Ireland. Monkstown, Glenbrook and Passage West are three villages along Cork Harbour's R610 route. Glenbrook is situated 3½ km southwest of Belvelly.
Cobh
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Cobh is a port in Cork Harbour, County Cork, in southwest Ireland. It's pronounced "cove" and that's what it means, a sheltered harbour. It's part of the commuter belt for Cork city and in 2022 had a population of 14,000.
Belvelly
- Type: Locality
- Description: village in Munster, Ireland
- Category: human settlement
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.88306° or 51° 52′ 59″ northLongitude
-8.30306° or 8° 18′ 11″ westElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
9C3HVMMW+6QOpenStreetMap ID
node 52243280OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Irish—“Belvelly” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Belvelly”
- Dutch: “Belvelly”
- Irish: “Béal an Bhealaigh”
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