Newtown Fort

Newtown Fort is an archaeological site in County Cork, Munster. Newtown Fort is situated nearby to the sports venue Bantry Blues GAA, as well as near the health club Bantry YMCA.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bantry Blues GAA and Church of St Brendan The Navigator, Bantry.

Bantry Blues GAA

Sports venue

Bantry Blues is a Gaelic football club in Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Carbery Board and is primarily concerned with the game of Gaelic football, but also fields teams in hurling. Bantry Blues GAA is situated 280 metres east of Newtown Fort.

Church of St Brendan The Navigator, Bantry

Church

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church of St Brendan The Navigator, Bantry is situated 770 metres south of Newtown Fort.

Bantry House

Photo: Schorle, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bantry House is a historic house with gardens in Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. Originally built in the early 18th century, it has been owned and occupied by the White family since the mid-18th century. Bantry House is situated 1½ km southwest of Newtown Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bantry and Ballylickey.

Bantry

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bantry is a town at the head of Bantry Bay in County Cork in southwest Ireland. In 2022 it had a population of 2900. The southwest coast of Cork is divided into three peninsulas, like claws on the foot of Ireland.

Ballylickey

Village

Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ballylickey or Ballylicky is a village on the N71 national secondary road and Bantry Bay near Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. The Ouvane River flows into Bantry Bay at Ballylickey. Ballylickey is situated 4 km north of Newtown Fort.

Kealkill

Village

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kealkill is a small village in County Cork, Ireland, located 10.3 kilometres from Bantry and 75.8 kilometres from Cork City. Its amenities include a church, a shop, a school, a community playgroup, two public houses and a GAA club. Kealkill is situated 8 km northeast of Newtown Fort.

Newtown Fort

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.68779° or 51° 41′ 16″ north

Longitude

-9.45147° or 9° 27′ 5″ west

Open location code

9C3GMGQX+4C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2944680104

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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