Coon

Coon is a locality in County Kerry, Munster. Coon is situated nearby to the hamlet Kilvickadownig, as well as near the locality Caherbullig.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dunbeg Fort and Ventry Graveyard.

Dunbeg Fort

Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dunbeg Fort is a promontory fort built in the Iron Age near the modern village of Ventry in County Kerry, Ireland.

Ventry Graveyard

Cemetery

Photo: Seandálaí, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ventry Graveyard is a cemetery.

Mount Eagle

Peak

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Mount Eagle is a mountain in County Kerry, Ireland. Mount Eagle is situated 4 km west of Coon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ventry and Dunquin.

Dingle is the only sizable town on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, some 50 km southwest of Tralee. With a population in 2022 of 1,700, it has a colourful town centre and fishing harbour. Ventry is situated 2½ km northeast of Coon.

Dunquin

Village

Photo: Cargoking, CC BY 3.0.

Dún Chaoin, unofficially anglicised as Dunquin, is a Gaeltacht village in the west of County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. Dunquin lies at the most westerly tip of the Dingle Peninsula, overlooking the Blasket Islands. Dunquin is situated 6 km northwest of Coon.

Ballyferriter

Village

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Baile an Fheirtéaraigh unofficially anglicised as Ballyferriter, or also known as An Buailtín, is a Gaeltacht village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is in the west of the Corca Dhuibhne peninsula and according to the 2002 census, about 75% of the town's population speak the Irish language on a daily basis. Ballyferriter is situated 7 km north of Coon.

Coon

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

52.11028° or 52° 6′ 37″ north

Longitude

-10.375° or 10° 22′ 30″ west

Elevation

26 metres (85 feet)

Open location code

9C4F4J6F+4X

GeoNames ID

3298850

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