Castletownbere

Castletownbere is a port on the Beara Peninsula in in the southwest of Ireland, with a population of 1000 in 2021. It's doubly sheltered: Bere Island creates the long anchorage of Bearhaven, then Dinish Island sits just outside the harbour.
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  • Town with about 860 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (50 feet)
  • Description: town in Munster, Ireland
  • Also known as
    “Baile Chaisleáin Bhéarra”
    “Castletown”
    “Castletown Bearhaven”
    “Castletown Berehaven”
    “Scoil an Chroí Ró Naofa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dunboy Castle and Derreenataggart.
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is a ruined 15th-century castle on the…
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is an archaeological site.
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is a lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eyeries and Rerrin.
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is a village and its hinterland, on the Beara… is situated 6 km northwest of Castletownbere.
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is the main village on , within in Ireland. is situated 7 km east of Castletownbere.

Castletownbere

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Latitude
51.6514° or 51° 39′ 5″ north
Longitude
-9.9105° or 9° 54′ 38″ west
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Open location code
9C3GM32Q+HR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 52241334
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2965554
Wiki­data ID
Q2661507

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Castletownbere” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاسلتاونبير”
  • Basque: “Castletownbere”
  • Breton: “Baile Chaisleáin Bhéarra”
  • Catalan: “Castletownbere”
  • Cebuano: “Castletownbere”
  • Chinese: “卡斯尔敦贝尔”
  • Chinese: “貝雷哈文”
  • Chinese: “贝尔哈文”
  • Chinese: “贝雷哈文”
  • Cornish: “Baile Chaisleáin Bhéarra”
  • Dutch: “Castletownbere”
  • Esperanto: “Castletownbere”
  • Finnish: “Castletownbere”
  • French: “Berehaven”
  • French: “Castletownbere”
  • German: “Castletownbere”
  • Irish: “Baile Chaisleáin Bhéarra”
  • Italian: “Baile Chaisleáin Bhéarra”
  • Italian: “Castletown Berehaven”
  • Italian: “Castletownbere”
  • Japanese: “キャッスルタウンベア”
  • Manx: “Baile Chaisleáin Bhéarra”
  • Russian: “Каслтаунбер”
  • Russian: “Кастлтаунбере”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Baile Chaisleáin Bhéarra”
  • Spanish: “Castletownbere”
  • Swedish: “Castletownbere”
  • Urdu: “کاسل ٹاؤن بیئر”
  • Welsh: “Baile Chaisleáin Bhéarra”
  • Welsh: “Castletownbere”

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