Glan

Glan is a locality in County Cork, Munster. Glan is situated nearby to the locality Maulnacarriga, as well as near Maulawaddra.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Gabriel and Holy Trinity Church, Schull.

Mount Gabriel

Peak

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Mount Gabriel is a large hill on the Mizen Peninsula, north of the town of Schull in County Cork, Ireland. The name Cnoc Osta means 'hill of the encampment', and was historically anglicized as 'Knock Hast'. Mount Gabriel is situated 3½ km east of Glan.

Holy Trinity Church, Schull

Church

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Holy Trinity Church, Schull is situated 4 km southeast of Glan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schull and Ahakista.

Schull

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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.

Ahakista

Locality

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Ahakista is located approximately halfway along the Sheep's Head peninsula between Durrus and Kilcrohane in County Cork, Ireland. It is a wooded coastal village with a deep and sheltered harbour. Ahakista is situated 6 km northwest of Glan.

Kilcrohane

Village

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Kilcrohane is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is the last coastal village on the Sheep's Head Peninsula after Durrus and Ahakista. Kilcrohane lies under the 'Shadow of Seefin' and is also close to Caher Mountain. Kilcrohane is situated 9 km northwest of Glan.

Glan

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

51.55° or 51° 33′ north

Longitude

-9.58861° or 9° 35′ 19″ west

Elevation

59 metres (194 feet)

Open location code

9C3GHC26+2H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 52268744

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

3296468

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