Ashton
Ashton is a locality in County Cork, Munster. Ashton is situated nearby to the locality Lehanagh, as well as near Knockaunnarrony.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aghinagh Church and Carrigadrohid Lake.
Carrigadrohid Lake
Reservoir
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carrigadrohid Lake is a lake on the River Lee in County Cork, in the province of Munster, in the south of Ireland. Situated upstream of Carrigadrohid village, the lake is actually a reservoir, created for the Carrigadrohid hydroelectric power station, which was erected in the 1950s.
Carrigadrohid Castle
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Carrigadrohid Castle is situated 4 km east of Ashton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carrigadrohid and Macroom.
Carrigadrohid
Locality
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Carrigadrohid is a townland and village in the civil parish of Aghinagh, County Cork, Ireland. It is situated on the north bank of the River Lee, with the nearby village of Canovee to the south. Carrigadrohid is situated 4 km east of Ashton.
Macroom
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Macroom is a market town in County Cork, southwest Ireland. It stands halfway between Cork and Killarney at a point where the fertile Lee valley gives way to rugged uplands, and the road starts its climb over to County Kerry.
Crookstown
Village
Crookstown is a small village in County Cork in Ireland, about 12 km east of the town of Macroom and about 1 km off the N22 Cork–Killarney road. It had a population of 183 at the 2022 census, down from 203 in the 2016 census. Crookstown is situated 8 km southeast of Ashton.
Ashton
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.8925° or 51° 53′ 33″ northLongitude
-8.90611° or 8° 54′ 22″ westElevation
118 metres (387 feet)Open location code
9C3HV3RV+XHGeoNames ID
3291491
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