Placenames & Their Amazing Stories
Placenames & Their Amazing Stories is in County Cork, Munster. Placenames & Their Amazing Stories is situated nearby to the church Carraig an Aifrinn, as well as near the historic building Castlehaven House.Places of Interest Nearby
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. Knockdrum Stone Fort is situated 1¼ km north of Placenames & Their Amazing Stories.
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. Saint Barrahane’s Church is situated 2 km northeast of Placenames & Their Amazing Stories.
Raheen Castle
Ruins
Photo: Garry Dickinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Raheen Castle is a ruins, which is situated 3 km northeast of Placenames & Their Amazing Stories.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castletownshend and Unionhall.
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.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 6 km northeast of Placenames & Their Amazing Stories.
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.
Placenames & Their Amazing Stories
- Opening hours: noon—3:30 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.51573° or 51° 30′ 57″ northLongitude
-9.19404° or 9° 11′ 39″ westOperator
GormúOpen location code
9C3GGR84+79OpenStreetMap ID
node 1834492142OpenStreetMap feature
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Castlehaven House and Carraig an Aifrinn.
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