Ballycotton Lighthouse
Ballycotton Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse positioned on Ballycotton Island, east of Ballycotton, County Cork, on the south coast of Ireland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Ireland
- Historically known as: “Ballycottin Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Star of the Sea Church and Ballycotton Lifeboat Station.
Star of the Sea Church
Church
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Star of the Sea Church is situated 2 km west of Ballycotton Lighthouse.
Ballycotton Lifeboat Station
Building
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Ballycotton Lifeboat Station is the base for Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat at Ballycotton in County Cork, Ireland. It opened in 1858 and continues to operate today. Ballycotton Lifeboat Station is situated 1¼ km west of Ballycotton Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballycotton and Ballymacoda.
Ballycotton
Village
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Ballycotton is a coastal village in County Cork, Ireland, situated about 25 miles east of Cork city. It is a fishing village that sits on a rocky ledge overlooking Ballycotton Bay and has a sandy beach that stretches for about 25 kilometres east to Knockadoon Head.
Ballymacoda
Village
Ballymacoda is a small village in County Cork, Ireland. As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 185 people. Located in East Cork, the village is home to one pub, a post office, and Saint Peter in Chains Roman Catholic church. Ballymacoda is situated 8 km northeast of Ballycotton Lighthouse.
Ballycotton Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.82561° or 51° 49′ 32″ northLongitude
-7.98423° or 7° 59′ 3″ westElevation
17 metres (56 feet)Open location code
9C3JR2G8+68OpenStreetMap ID
node 322520718OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
“Ballycotton Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Ballycotton”
- French: “Phare de Ballycotton”
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