Ballycotton Island
Ballycotton Island is an islet in County Cork, Munster. Ballycotton Island is situated nearby to the locality Shanagarry Beach, as well as near Garyvoe Beach.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in County Cork, Ireland
- Also known as: “Ballycottin Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ballycotton Lighthouse and Star of the Sea Church.
Ballycotton Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: MikaLaureque, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ballycotton Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse positioned on Ballycotton Island, east of Ballycotton, County Cork, on the south coast of Ireland.
Ballycotton Lifeboat Station
Building
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Ballycotton Lifeboat Station is the base for Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat at Ballycotton in County Cork, Ireland. It opened in 1858 and continues to operate today.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballycotton and Ballymacoda.
Ballycotton
Village
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Ballycotton is a coastal village in County Cork, Ireland, situated about 25 miles east of Cork city. It is a fishing village that sits on a rocky ledge overlooking Ballycotton Bay and has a sandy beach that stretches for about 25 kilometres east to Knockadoon Head.
Ballymacoda
Village
Ballymacoda is a small village in County Cork, Ireland. As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 185 people. Located in East Cork, the village is home to one pub, a post office, and Saint Peter in Chains Roman Catholic church. Ballymacoda is situated 8 km northeast of Ballycotton Island.
Ballycotton Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.82572° or 51° 49′ 33″ northLongitude
-7.98483° or 7° 59′ 5″ westElevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
9C3JR2G8+73OpenStreetMap ID
way 4564248OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
2966631Wikidata ID
Q26716353
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Satellite Map
Discover Ballycotton Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ballycotton Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ballycotton Island”
- Swedish: “Ballycotton Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Shanagarry Beach and Garyvoe Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ballycotton Island (Small) and P.N.L.B. Mary Standford.
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