The Crawford Observatory

The Crawford Observatory is in , . The Crawford Observatory is situated nearby to , as well as near the memorial .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Crawford Observatory and Lewis Glucksman Gallery.

University building
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The is a 19th-century observatory located on the campus of University College Cork, Ireland. Built in 1878, the observatory contains three instruments; a Thomas Grubb equatorial telescope, a transit telescope and a siderostatic telescope.

Museum
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The Glucksman, formerly known as the , is an art museum in University College Cork, . Opened to the public by the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese on 14 October 2004, the Glucksman was named 'Best Public Building in Ireland' by the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland in June 2005. is situated 280 metres northeast of The Crawford Observatory.

Memorial
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is a memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include The Lough and Garranabraher.

Suburb
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is a suburb of , the electoral division in which it lies, the body of water that gives the area its name and a Roman Catholic parish of the same name.

Suburb
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Gurranabraher is a residential suburb on the north western side of . Its bounds range from the to Bakers Road to Blarney Street.

Suburb
is a suburb of , Ireland. It is the site of , Cork's largest hospital. Other landmarks include Shopping Centre and , which lies on the border between and Glasheen and is the resting place of some of Cork's most notable citizens.

The Crawford Observatory

Latitude
51.89259° or 51° 53′ 33″ north
Longitude
-8.49233° or 8° 29′ 32″ west
Operator
University College Cork
Open location code
9C3HVGV5+23
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13678012439
Open­Street­Map feature
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