Bird Island Bay
Bird Island Bay is a bay in County Cork, Munster.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ardnakinna Lighthouse and Dunboy Castle.
Ardnakinna Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Peter Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Ardnakinna Lighthouse, is an active aid to navigation located on Bere Island, County Cork at the western entrance to Castletownbere.
Dunboy Castle
Ruins
Photo: Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions.
Dunboy Castle is a ruined 15th-century castle on the Beara Peninsula in south-west Ireland near the town of Castletownbere. The castle's tower house and bawn were destroyed in the 1602 Siege of Dunboy, though its ruins remain open to the public.
Castletownbere Directional Light
Lighthouse
Photo: MikaLaureque, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castletownbere Directional Light is a lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castletownbere and Rerrin.
Castletownbere
Photo: Ellynea, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castletownbere is a port on the Beara Peninsula in County Cork 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.
Rerrin
Village
Photo: Robert Wilcox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rerrin is the main village on Bere Island, within County Cork in Ireland. The village is located on the north of the island and is next to the sheltered mooring of Lawrence Cove.
Sheep’s Head
Locality
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sheep's Head, also known as Muntervary, is the headland at the end of the Sheep's Head peninsula situated between Bantry Bay and Dunmanus Bay in County Cork, Ireland.
Bird Island Bay
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.6142° or 51° 36′ 51″ northLongitude
-9.8935° or 9° 53′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C3GJ474+MJOpenStreetMap ID
node 2001359989OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Bird Island Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Bird Island Bay”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Doonbeg Head and Doonbeg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Derrycreeveen Signal Tower and Knockanallig.
County Cork: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Cork, Cobh, Kinsale, and Mallow.
Curious Bays to Discover
Uncover intriguing bays from every corner of the globe.