Black Rock
Black Rock is in Limerick, Munster. Black Rock is situated nearby to the locality Fanningstown, as well as near Glenosheen.Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle Oliver and St Patrick’s Church, Ardpatrick.
Castle Oliver
Castle
Photo: Mygodfrey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castle Oliver is a Victorian castle-style country house in the southern part of County Limerick, Ireland. Built for entertaining rather than for defense, it has a ballroom, drawing room, library, morning room, dining room and hall which feature hand-painted ceilings, decorated ornamental corbels, superbly executed stained glass windows and stencil work. Castle Oliver is situated 2½ km northeast of Black Rock.
St Patrick’s Church, Ardpatrick
Church
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St Patrick’s Church, Ardpatrick is situated 2½ km north of Black Rock.
Carron Mountain
Peak
Carron Mountain is a mountain 440m high on the border of County Limerick and County Cork, Ireland. It is part of the Ballyhoura Mountains. Carron is home to the North Cork transmitter for the UPC MMDS service. Carron Mountain is situated 4 km west of Black Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardpatrick and Kilfinane.
Ardpatrick
Village
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ardpatrick is a small village in County Limerick, Ireland. It lies at the foot of the north slopes of the Ballyhoura Mountains, on the edge of the Golden Vale. Ardpatrick is situated 2½ km north of Black Rock.
Kilfinane
Village
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Kilfinnane or Kilfinane is a small market town in County Limerick, Ireland. The town's name comes from the Irish Cill and Fhíonáin, making its meaning "Church of Saint Finnian". Kilfinane is situated 6 km northeast of Black Rock.
Kilmallock
Black Rock
- Type: Rock
- Category: landform
- Location: Limerick, Munster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.3175° or 52° 19′ 3″ northLongitude
-8.51917° or 8° 31′ 9″ westElevation
407 metres (1,335 feet)Open location code
9C4H8F8J+X8GeoNames ID
3300823
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