Castletownshend
Castletownshend is a village in County Cork in southwest Ireland. It's a tiny place, just a single street leading down to the harbour, with a population of 167 in 2022.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Knockdrum Stone Fort and Saint Barrahane’s Church.
Knockdrum Stone Fort
Archaeological site
Photo: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Knockdrum Stone Fort is a circular stone rath, ringfort, or hilltop fort near Castletownshend in County Cork, Ireland. It was restored before 1860, and there were archaeological excavations from 1930–31.
Saint Barrahane’s Church
Church
Photo: Lisboyboy, Public domain.
Saint Barrahane's Church is a 19th century church in Castletownshend, County Cork, Ireland. The church, belonging to the denomination of the Church of Ireland, is situated on an elevation overlooking the town and the Castlehaven Bay, belongs to the Castlehaven parish, and should not be confused with the Catholic church named after the same patron St.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skibbereen and Unionhall.
Skibbereen
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skibbereen is a village in the southwest of County Cork, Ireland. An Sciobairín means "the little boat harbour" - it would have to be a small boat to get this far up the River Ilen.
Unionhall
Village
Photo: Timothw, Public domain.
Union Hall, also Unionhall, is a small fishing village in County Cork, Ireland, located on the west side of Glandore Harbour. Its nearest neighbour to the west is Castletownshend; to the east, Glandore village. Unionhall is situated 4½ km northeast of Castletownshend.
Glandore
Village
Photo: HighKing, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glandore is the name of a village and harbour in County Cork, Ireland. It is off the N71 road, about 10 km east of Skibbereen. The village has several pubs, with traditional music performances. Glandore is situated 6 km northeast of Castletownshend.
Castletownshend
- Type: Village with 196 residents
- Description: human settlement
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.5278° or 51° 31′ 40″ northLongitude
-9.1778° or 9° 10′ 40″ westPopulation
196Elevation
67 metres (220 feet)Open location code
9C3GGRHC+4VOpenStreetMap ID
node 52269579OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2965544Wikidata ID
Q984034
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Castletownshend” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Castletownshend”
- Catalan: “Castletownshend”
- Cebuano: “Castletownshend”
- Dutch: “Castletownshend”
- French: “Castletownshend”
- German: “Castletownshend”
- Irish: “Baile an Chaisleáin, Contae Chorcaí”
- Irish: “Baile an Chaisleáin”
- Italian: “Castletownshend”
- Russian: “Каслтауншенд”
- Spanish: “Castletownsend”
- Spanish: “Castletownshend”
- Swedish: “Castletownshend”
- Welsh: “Castletownshend”
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