River Bandon
The River Bandon is a river in County Cork, Ireland. The Bandon rises at Nowen Hill, to the north of Drimoleague. The river then flows to Dunmanway, before turning eastward towards the twin villages of Ballineen and Enniskean.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in County Cork, Ireland
- Also known as: “Bandon”, “Bandon R.”, “Bandon River”, and “R. Bandon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sandycove Island and Charles Fort.
Sandycove Island
Islet
Photo: Andy Beecroft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandycove Island is a small island and townland at the mouth of Ardkilly Creek on the south coast of Ireland, just to the west of the Castlepark peninsula, which forms the western side of the entrance to Kinsale harbour in County Cork.
Charles Fort
Photo: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Charles Fort is a trace italienne fortification, a bastion fort with one section of the outer wall built in star fashion. It is located at the southern end of the village of Summer Cove, on Kinsale harbour, County Cork, Ireland. Charles Fort is situated 2½ km north of River Bandon.
James‘ Fort
Archaeological site
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James Fort is an early 17th-century pentagonal bastion fort located on Castlepark peninsula in Kinsale harbour, County Cork, Ireland. Situated downstream from Kinsale on the River Bandon, the fort was built to defend the harbour and seaborne approaches of the town. James‘ Fort is situated 3 km north of River Bandon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Summer Cove and Kinsale.
Summer Cove
Locality
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Summer Cove is part of Kinsale town on the Kinsale harbour, on the south coast of Ireland; it faces westwards across the entrance of the harbour to the Castlepark peninsula. Summer Cove is situated 3 km north of River Bandon.
Kinsale
Photo: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0.
Kinsale is a small harbour in County Cork, Southwest Ireland. It's 25 km south of Cork city, at the mouth of the River Bandon, and in 2022 had a population of 6000.
Ballinspittle
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballinspittle is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is in the barony of Courceys and lies about 8 km southwest of Kinsale, on the R600 road. It is near Garrylucas and Garrettstown Blue Flag beaches. Ballinspittle is situated 6 km west of River Bandon.
River Bandon
- Categories: river, Special Area of Conservation, and body of water
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover River Bandon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“River Bandon” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Bandon”
- Basque: “Bandon ibaia”
- Belarusian: “Бандан”
- Cebuano: “Bandon River”
- Dutch: “Bandon”
- Dutch: “River Bandon”
- Egyptian Arabic: “باندون”
- French: “Bandon”
- French: “River Bandon”
- Galician: “Río Bandon”
- German: “Bandon”
- German: “River Bandon”
- Irish: “Abhainn na Bandan”
- Italian: “Bandon”
- Japanese: “バンドン川”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bandon”
- Polish: “Bandon (rzeka)”
- Polish: “Bandon”
- Romanian: “Bandon River SAC”
- Russian: “Бандон”
- Slovak: “Bandon (rieka)”
- Slovak: “Bandon”
- Spanish: “río Bandon”
- Spanish: “Río Bandon”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Shronecan Point and Preghane Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kinsale Harbour and Lower Cove.
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About Mapcarta. 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 “River Bandon”. Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.