Blackrock Castle
Blackrock Castle is a castellated fortification located at Blackrock, about 2 km from Cork city centre on the banks of the River Lee in Ireland. Originally developed as a coastal defence fortification in the 16th century to protect upper Cork Harbour and port, the site now houses an observatory, visitor centre and restaurant.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: MRaul, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: in Blackrock, Cork
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blackrock Castle Observatory and Mahon Point Shopping Centre.
Blackrock Castle Observatory
University building
Photo: Josi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blackrock Castle Observatory is an university building.
Mahon Point Shopping Centre
Shopping center
Photo: Sebastian “sebrem” B…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mahon Point Shopping Centre, the second largest shopping centre in Munster, and the largest serving Cork city in Ireland, is located in the Mahon area of the city. The centre was opened in February 2005. Mahon Point Shopping Centre is situated 1½ km south of Blackrock Castle.
St Michael’s Church
Church
Photo: Michael O’Sheil, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Michael’s Church is situated 1¼ km southwest of Blackrock Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mahon and Blackrock.
Mahon
Suburb
Photo: Sebastian “sebrem” B…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mahon is an area to the south-eastern side of Cork, Ireland. Mahon gets its name from Lough Mahon, a wide stretch of the upper section of Cork Harbour.
Blackrock
Suburb
Photo: K.ristof, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blackrock is a suburb, with a village core, in the southeast of Cork City, Ireland. Originally a small fishing village about five kilometres from Cork City, the growth of the city over time has meant that the village has become incorporated into the city.
Tivoli
Locality
Photo: K.ristof, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tivoli is an eastern suburb of Cork in Ireland. Tivoli is in the Dáil constituency of Cork North-Central. A station on the former Cork and Youghal Railway served the area between the 1860s and 1930s.
Blackrock Castle
- Categories: castle, destroyed building or structure, observatory, tourism, and historic site
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.90011° or 51° 54′ 0″ northLongitude
-8.40249° or 8° 24′ 9″ westElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
9C3HWH2X+22OpenStreetMap ID
way 102437857OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Uzbek—“Blackrock Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Blackrock gaztelua”
- French: “château de Blackrock”
- French: “Château de Blackrock”
- German: “Blackrock Castle”
- Russian: “Замок Блэкрок”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Blackrock”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Блекрок”
- Uzbek: “Blekrok qalʻasi”
Localities in the Area
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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 “Blackrock Castle”. Photo: MRaul, CC BY-SA 3.0.