Ardnakinna Lighthouse
The Ardnakinna Lighthouse, is an active aid to navigation located on Bere Island, County Cork at the western entrance to Castletownbere.Photo: Peter Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Ireland
- Also known as: “Ardnakinna Point Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunboy Castle and Castletownbere Directional Light.
Dunboy Castle
Ruins
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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. Dunboy Castle is situated 1½ km north of Ardnakinna Lighthouse.
Castletownbere Directional Light
Lighthouse
Photo: MikaLaureque, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castletownbere Directional Light is a lighthouse, which is situated 3 km north of Ardnakinna Lighthouse.
Derreenataggart
Archaeological site
Photo: Seandálaí, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Derreenataggart is an archaeological site, which is situated 4 km north of Ardnakinna 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. Rerrin is situated 7 km east of Ardnakinna Lighthouse.
Eyeries
Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eyeries is a village and its hinterland, on the Beara Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland, near the border with County Kerry. It lies at the foot of a hilly area, with a beach nearby, and is home to several retail and tourist businesses. Eyeries is situated 9 km north of Ardnakinna Lighthouse.
Ardnakinna Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.61847° or 51° 37′ 7″ northLongitude
-9.91813° or 9° 55′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C3GJ39J+9POpenStreetMap ID
node 322520625OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q28333628
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In Other Languages
“Ardnakinna Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “Phare d’Ardnakinna”
- French: “phare de Ardnakinna”
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Highlights include Dunboy Wood and Traneen.
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