Sandycove Island
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Andy Beecroft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in County Cork, Ireland
- Also known as: “Sandy Cove Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Courtaparteen Chapel and Charles Fort.
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 northeast of Sandycove Island.
James‘ Fort
Archaeological site
Photo: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 2½ km north of Sandycove Island.
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 northeast of Sandycove Island.
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 5 km west of Sandycove Island.
Sandycove Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.67626° or 51° 40′ 35″ northLongitude
-8.51822° or 8° 31′ 6″ westElevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
9C3HMFGJ+GPOpenStreetMap ID
way 4555830OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
3293792Wikidata ID
Q15275052
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Sandycove Island” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Sandycove Island”
- Irish: “Cnoc an Rois”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Small Point and Sandy Cove.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Knockrush and Long Rock.
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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 “Sandycove Island”. Photo: Andy Beecroft, CC BY-SA 2.0.