Horseshoe Harbour

Horseshoe Harbour is a bay in , .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sherkin Island and Dunasead Castle.

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or Inisherkin is one of the islands of Roaringwater Bay in , a short ferry ride from Baltimore. Its Irish name Inis Arcáin means "Island of the Piglet", which probably refers to sea-pigs meaning porpoises.

Castle
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, sometimes known as Baltimore Castle, is a 17th-century fortified house situated in the town of in , . The tower house is built on the site of an earlier Norman-era structure, which itself replaced an earlier Bronze Age ringfort.

Island
, also known as Hare Island or Inishodriscol, is an island in southwest , Ireland. It has a year-round population of around 25–30.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baltimore.

Photo: georama, CC BY 3.0.
is a village in near the southwest tip of Ireland. The harbour is large, and sheltered by islands - several are inhabited and are also described on this page.

Horseshoe Harbour

Latitude
51.4719° or 51° 28′ 19″ north
Longitude
-9.3994° or 9° 23′ 58″ west
Open location code
9C3GFJC2+P6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3554888646
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
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