The Catalogues

The Catalogues is an islet in County Cork, Munster. The Catalogues is situated nearby to the locality Turk Head, as well as near Lettuce Point.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sherkin Island and Heir Island.

Sherkin Island

Photo: Jbuck78, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sherkin Island or Inisherkin is one of the islands of Roaringwater Bay in County Cork, a short ferry ride from Baltimore. Its Irish name Inis Arcáin means "Island of the Piglet", which probably refers to sea-pigs meaning porpoises.

Heir Island

Island

Heir Island, also known as Hare Island or Inishodriscol, is an island in southwest County Cork, Ireland. It has a year-round population of around 25–30.

Dunasead Castle

Castle

Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dunasead Castle, sometimes known as Baltimore Castle, is a 17th-century fortified house situated in the town of Baltimore in County Cork, Ireland. The tower house is built on the site of an earlier Norman-era structure, which itself replaced an earlier Bronze Age ringfort. Dunasead Castle is situated 3 km east of The Catalogues.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baltimore and Ballydehob.

Baltimore

Photo: georama, CC BY 3.0.

Baltimore is a village in County Cork near the southwest tip of Ireland. The harbour is large, and sheltered by islands - several are inhabited and are also described on this page.

Ballydehob

Village

Photo: Cynthia Bressani, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ballydehob is a coastal village in the southwest of County Cork, Ireland. It is 13 km west of Skibbereen and 13 km south of Bantry. Ballydehob is situated 8 km north of The Catalogues.

Schull

Photo: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Schull is a harbour town on the Mizen Head peninsula of County Cork, at the southwest tip of Ireland. The name means school, and was first documented in 1199 suggesting a religious seminary, but there's no trace of that.

The Catalogues

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.49309° or 51° 29′ 35″ north

Longitude

-9.4155° or 9° 24′ 56″ west

Open location code

9C3GFHVM+6Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4554601

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

3296036

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