Charles Fort Lighthouse
Charles Fort Lighthouse is a lighthouse in County Cork, Munster. Charles Fort Lighthouse is situated nearby to the ruins Governer’s House, as well as near Ablution Room.Photo: Antiqueight, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Ireland
- Also known as: “Charlesfort Lighthouse” and “Lighthouse at Charles Fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Charles Fort and James‘ Fort.
Charles Fort
Photo: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Charles Fort is a trace italienne fortification, a bastion fort with one section of the outer wall built in star fashion. It is located at the southern end of the village of Summer Cove, on Kinsale harbour, County Cork, Ireland.
James‘ Fort
Archaeological site
Photo: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0.
James Fort is an early 17th-century pentagonal bastion fort located on Castlepark peninsula in Kinsale harbour, County Cork, Ireland. Situated downstream from Kinsale on the River Bandon, the fort was built to defend the harbour and seaborne approaches of the town. James‘ Fort is situated 1 km west of Charles Fort Lighthouse.
Desmond Castle
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Desmond Castle is a tower house located in the town of Kinsale in County Cork, Ireland. Desmond Castle is situated 2 km northwest of Charles Fort Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Summer Cove and Kinsale.
Summer Cove
Locality
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Summer Cove is part of Kinsale town on the Kinsale harbour, on the south coast of Ireland; it faces westwards across the entrance of the harbour to the Castlepark peninsula.
Kinsale
Photo: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0.
Kinsale is a small harbour in County Cork, Southwest Ireland. It's 25 km south of Cork city, at the mouth of the River Bandon, and in 2022 had a population of 6000.
Belgooly
Village
Photo: Neville Goodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belgooly (Irish: Béal Guala is a village in County Cork, Ireland, located 4.6 kilometres to the north-east of Kinsale. In 2022 it had a population of 823. Belgooly is situated 5 km north of Charles Fort Lighthouse.
Charles Fort Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.69574° or 51° 41′ 45″ northLongitude
-8.49964° or 8° 29′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C3HMGW2+74OpenStreetMap ID
node 322520677OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q28333617
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Charles Fort Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Charles Fort”
- French: “Phare de Charles Fort”
- German: “Charles Fort”
- German: “Dún Chathail”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Governer’s House and Ablution Room.
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