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County Kerry

Beginish Island

Beginish is an island in Valentia Harbour, in south west Kerry , .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island
  • Also known as: “Beginnis”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beginish house and Cromwell Point lighthouse.

The is a stone house and National Monument associated with the Viking period, located in , .

Lighthouse
Photo: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Monastery
Photo: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, is a small, elevated island lying in Valentia Harbour, County Kerry, Ireland. It is the site of a medieval monastic settlement, and includes the remains of a clochan, oratory, burial ground and two ancient shrines.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Knightstown and Chapeltown.

Village
Photo: Kmcnamee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, alternatively called Knight's Town, is a village and the largest settlement on , , in . It lies within the townland of Farranreagh, at the eastern tip of the island.

Village
Photo: Elkringo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village on in the south-west of . It is the second major settlement on the Island, the other being 4 kilometers away.

Photo: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the Iveragh Peninsula in in southwest Ireland. It has a population of 1300, but it's on the popular Ring of Kerry tourist circuit and gets very busy in summer.

Beginish Island

Latitude
51.93665° or 51° 56′ 12″ north
Longitude
-10.30157° or 10° 18′ 6″ west
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
9C3FWMPX+M9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4564069
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2966256
Wiki­data ID
Q814332
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Beginish Island” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Beginish uhartea”
  • Breton: “Beiginis”
  • Cebuano: “Beginish Island”
  • Chinese: “貝吉尼什島”
  • Dutch: “Beginish Island”
  • German: “Beginish Island”
  • Irish: “Beiginis”
  • Swedish: “Beginish Island”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cruppaun Point and Laght Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lamb Island and Church Island.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Beginish Island”. Photo: John ., CC BY 2.0.