Fort Davis
Fort Davis is a fort in County Cork, Munster. Fort Davis is situated nearby to Roche’s Point Lighthouse, as well as near the village Whitegate.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roche’s Point Lighthouse and Trabolgan Holiday Village.
Roche’s Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Peter Newbold, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roche's Point Lighthouse is situated at the entrance to Cork Harbour, Ireland. A lighthouse was first established on 4 June 1817 to guide ships into Cork Harbour. Roche’s Point Lighthouse is situated 1 km southwest of Fort Davis.
Trabolgan Holiday Village
Resort
Photo: Stardomax, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trabolgan is a self catering holiday village on a 140-acre site which was a former country estate in the civil parish of Trabolgan, County Cork, Ireland. The holiday camp was registered on 1 May 1984 and officially opened on 29 June 1985. Trabolgan Holiday Village is situated 1 km east of Fort Davis.
Fort Davis
Barracks
Photo: Guliolopez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Davis, is a coastal defence fortification close to Whitegate, County Cork, Ireland. Together with similar structures at Fort Mitchel, Fort Camden, and Templebreedy Battery, the fort was built to defend the mouth of Cork Harbour. Fort Davis is situated 1½ km northwest of Fort Davis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitegate and Crosshaven.
Whitegate
Village
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitegate is a small village in East Cork on the eastern shore of Cork Harbour in County Cork, Ireland. It lies within the townlands of Ballincarroonig and Corkbeg. Whitegate is situated 3 km northeast of Fort Davis.
Crosshaven
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Crosshaven is a coastal village in County Cork, with a population of 3300 in 2022. It's at the point where the River Owenabue flows into Cork Harbour, and its Irish name is Bun an Tabhairne, "mouth of the river Sabhrann".
Ringaskiddy
Village
Photo: Ralph Rawlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ringaskiddy is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is located on the western side of Cork Harbour, south of Cobh, and is 15 kilometres from Cork city, to which it is connected by the N28 road. Ringaskiddy is situated 6 km northwest of Fort Davis.
Fort Davis
- Type: Fort
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.8° or 51° 48′ northLongitude
-8.25° or 8° 15′ westElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
9C3HRQ22+22GeoNames ID
3286682
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