Castletownbere Directional Light
Castletownbere Directional Light is a lighthouse in County Cork, Munster. Castletownbere Directional Light is situated nearby to Castletownbere Fire Station, as well as near Saint Peter’s Church.Photo: MikaLaureque, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Ireland
- Also known as: “Castletown Directional Light”, “Castletownbere Directional Lighthouse”, “Castletownbere Lighthouse”, “Dinish Island Directional Light”, and “Dinnish Island Directional Light”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castletownbere Lifeboat Station and MacCarthy’s Bar.
Castletownbere Lifeboat Station
Building
Photo: Jerryaquav, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castletownbere Lifeboat Station is the base for a Royal National Lifeboat Institution inshore lifeboat at Castletownbere in County Cork on the south west corner of Ireland. Castletownbere Lifeboat Station is situated 680 metres north of Castletownbere Directional Light.
MacCarthy’s Bar
Pub
MacCarthy's Bar, originally called McCarthy's Bar and also known as MacCarthy's Bar and Grocery, is a public house in the town of Castletownbere, County Cork in Ireland, founded by Michael McCarthy who began trading in 1860. MacCarthy’s Bar is situated 690 metres northwest of Castletownbere Directional Light.
Derreenataggart
Archaeological site
Photo: Seandálaí, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Derreenataggart is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 km northwest of Castletownbere Directional Light.
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 6 km east of Castletownbere Directional Light.
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 6 km northwest of Castletownbere Directional Light.
Castletownbere Directional Light
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.64629° or 51° 38′ 47″ northLongitude
-9.90527° or 9° 54′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C3GJ3WV+GVOpenStreetMap ID
node 322520676OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q28333626
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In Other Languages
“Castletownbere Directional Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Castletownbere”
- French: “Phare de Castletownbere”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dinish Island and Saint Peter’s Church.
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