Hangman’s Point

Hangman’s Point is a locality in County Cork, Munster. Hangman’s Point is situated nearby to the locality Frower Point, as well as near Preghane Point.

Places of Interest

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. Charles Fort is situated 3 km northwest of Hangman’s Point.

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 3½ km northwest of Hangman’s Point.

Sandycove Island

Islet

Photo: Andy Beecroft, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sandycove Island is a small island and townland at the mouth of Ardkilly Creek on the south coast of Ireland, just to the west of the Castlepark peninsula, which forms the western side of the entrance to Kinsale harbour in County Cork. Sandycove Island is situated 2½ km west of Hangman’s Point.

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. Summer Cove is situated 3 km northwest of Hangman’s Point.

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 7 km north of Hangman’s Point.

Hangman’s Point

Type: Locality
Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.67391° or 51° 40′ 26″ north

Longitude

-8.4802° or 8° 28′ 49″ west

Open location code

9C3HMGF9+HW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3517877133

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

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