Castlecove
Castlecove is a village in County Kerry, Ireland, located on the Iveragh peninsula on the N70 road which forms part of the Ring of Kerry. It is situated on the southwestern side of the peninsula.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: town in Munster, Ireland
- Also known as: “Castle Cove”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Staigue Fort.
Staigue Fort
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Staigue or Staig is a ruined stone ringfort eighteen kilometres west of Sneem, on the Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. The fort is thought to have been built during the late Iron Age, probably somewhere between 300 and 400 AD, as a defensive stronghold for a local lord or king. Staigue Fort is situated 3 km northeast of Castlecove.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caherdaniel and Lamb’s Head.
Caherdaniel
Village
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Caherdaniel is a village and townland in County Kerry, Ireland, located on the Iveragh peninsula on the Ring of Kerry. It is on the southwestern side of the peninsula, facing onto Derrynane Bay, at a T-junction on the N70 road. Staigue fort, a stone ringfort, is nearby. Derrynane House, which was home to Daniel O'Connell, is also in the area. Caherdaniel is situated 4½ km west of Castlecove.
Lamb’s Head
Locality
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Lamb’s Head is a locality, which is situated 8 km southwest of Castlecove.
Castlecove
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.77878° or 51° 46′ 44″ northLongitude
-10.03538° or 10° 2′ 7″ westElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
9C3FQXH7+GROpenStreetMap ID
node 727860135OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Russian—“Castlecove” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Castlecove”
- Breton: “An Siopa Dubh”
- Dutch: “Castlecove”
- German: “Castlecove”
- Irish: “An Siopa Dubh”
- Irish: “Cuan an Chaisleáin”
- Russian: “Каслков”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Castlecove Post Office and Castle cove (in ruins).
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