Black Rock
Black Rock is a locality in County Cork, Munster. Black Rock is situated nearby to the locality Corkbeg Island, as well as near Carlisle Fort.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Spike Island and Haulbowline.
Spike Island
Islet
Photo: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Spike Island is an island of 103 acres in Cork Harbour, Ireland. Originally the site of a monastic settlement, the island is dominated by an 18th-century bastion fort now named Fort Mitchel.
Haulbowline
Islet
Photo: Arco Ardon, CC BY 2.0.
Haulbowline is an island in Cork Harbour off the coast of Ireland. The world's first yacht club was founded on Haulbowline in 1720. The western side of the island is the main naval base and headquarters for the Irish Naval Service, with the eastern side previously used for heavy industry and later redeveloped as a park. Haulbowline is situated 3½ km northwest of Black Rock.
Aghada Power Station
Power station
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aghada power station is a gas-fired power station located near the entrance of Cork Harbour in Aghada, County Cork. It was built at this location in order to use gas that had been discovered at the nearby Kinsale Head gas field, from which gas was extracted from 1978 until its depletion in 2020.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitegate and Cobh.
Whitegate
Village
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitegate is a small village in East Cork on the eastern shore of Cork Harbour in County Cork, Ireland. It lies within the townlands of Ballincarroonig and Corkbeg.
Cobh
Photo: J.Pollock, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cobh is a port in Cork Harbour, County Cork, in southwest Ireland. It's pronounced "cove" and that's what it means, a sheltered harbour. It's part of the commuter belt for Cork city and in 2022 had a population of 14,000.
Crosshaven
Photo: lizard queen, CC BY 2.0.
Crosshaven is a coastal village in County Cork, with a population of 3300 in 2022. It's at the point where the River Owenabue flows into Cork Harbour, and its Irish name is Bun an Tabhairne, "mouth of the river Sabhrann".
Black Rock
- Type: Locality
- Category: rock
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.82742° or 51° 49′ 39″ northLongitude
-8.25783° or 8° 15′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C3HRPGR+XVOpenStreetMap ID
node 11586876743OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q31570816
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In Other Languages
“Black Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Black Rock”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Corkbeg Pitch & Putt and Corkbeg FC.
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