Gour

Gour is a locality in County Cork, Munster. Gour is situated nearby to the locality Cahergarriff, as well as near Knockoura.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Knockoura and Dunboy Castle.

Knockoura

Peak

Knockoura is a mountain on the Beara Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland. Knockoura is situated 2½ km north of Gour.

Dunboy Castle

Ruins

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Dunboy Castle is a ruined 15th-century castle on the Beara Peninsula in south-west Ireland near the town of Castletownbere. The castle's tower house and bawn were destroyed in the 1602 Siege of Dunboy, though its ruins remain open to the public. Dunboy Castle is situated 4 km east of Gour.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Allihies and Castletownbere.

Allihies

Village

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Allihies is a townland in the civil parish of Kilnamanagh, in County Cork, Ireland. The townland of Allihies is located at the western tip of the Beara Peninsula. Allihies is situated 4½ km west of Gour.

Castletownbere

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Castletownbere is a port on the Beara Peninsula in County Cork in the southwest of Ireland, with a population of 1000 in 2021. It's doubly sheltered: Bere Island creates the long anchorage of Bearhaven, then Dinish Island sits just outside the harbour.

Eyeries

Village

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Eyeries is a village and its hinterland, on the Beara Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland, near the border with County Kerry. It lies at the foot of a hilly area, with a beach nearby, and is home to several retail and tourist businesses. Eyeries is situated 7 km north of Gour.

Gour

Type: Locality
Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.62972° or 51° 37′ 47″ north

Longitude

-9.98028° or 9° 58′ 49″ west

Elevation

138 metres (453 feet)

Open location code

9C3GJ2H9+VV

GeoNames ID

3294533

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