Bere Island

Bere Island or Bear Island is an island in off the Beara Peninsula in , . It spans roughly 10 km x 3 km, with an area of 17.68 km2 and, as of the 2022 census, had a population of 218 people.
Wikipedia
Photo: Towel401, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castletownbere Directional Light and Dunboy Castle.

Lighthouse
Photo: MikaLaureque, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a lighthouse.

Ruins
Photo: Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions.
is a ruined 15th-century castle on the Beara Peninsula in south-west near the town of . The castle's tower house and bawn were destroyed in the 1602 Siege of Dunboy, though its ruins remain open to the public. is situated 3 km west of Bere Island.

Lighthouse
Photo: Peter Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , is an active aid to navigation located on Bere Island, County Cork at the western entrance to . is situated 3 km southwest of Bere Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castletownbere and Rerrin.

Photo: Ellynea, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a port on the Beara Peninsula in in the southwest of Ireland, with a population of 1000 in 2021. It's doubly sheltered: Bere Island creates the long anchorage of Bearhaven, then Dinish Island sits just outside the harbour.

Village
Photo: Robert Wilcox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the main village on Bere Island, within in Ireland. The village is located on the north of the island and is next to the sheltered mooring of . is situated 4½ km east of Bere Island.

Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and its hinterland, on the Beara Peninsula in , Ireland, near the border with . It lies at the foot of a hilly area, with a beach nearby, and is home to several retail and tourist businesses. is situated 8 km northwest of Bere Island.

Bere Island

Latitude
51.63583° or 51° 38′ 9″ north
Longitude
-9.88139° or 9° 52′ 53″ west
Elevation
36 metres (118 feet)
Open location code
9C3GJ4P9+8C
Geo­Names ID
2966273
Wiki­data ID
Q3776168
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Bere Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Bere Island” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Bere uhartea”
  • Catalan: “illa de Bere”
  • Catalan: “Illa de Bere”
  • Cebuano: “Bear Island”
  • Dutch: “Bere Island”
  • Esperanto: “Insulo Béarra”
  • French: “Bere Island”
  • French: “île de Bere”
  • French: “Île de Bere”
  • German: “Bere Island”
  • Irish: “An tOileán Mór”
  • Irish: “Oileán Béarra”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “An tOileán Mór”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bere Island”
  • Polish: “An tOileán Mór”
  • Polish: “Bear”
  • Polish: “Bere”
  • Swedish: “Bear Island”
  • Welsh: “Ynys Bere”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Coomastooka and Knockanallig.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Knockanallig and Dinish Island.

County Cork: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Cork, Cobh, Kinsale, and Mallow.

Curious Islands to Discover

Uncover intriguing islands from every corner of the globe.