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Bray Tower

Bray Tower is a signal tower located on in , Ireland. The tower was built in 1805 by the British Board of Ordnance during the Napoleonic Wars.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: signal tower in County Kerry, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Bray Head Signal Tower”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Illaunloughan.

Archaeological site
Photo: Jose Antonio Gutierrez D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a medieval Christian monastery and National Monument located in , Ireland. The site is located on a tiny island of 0.3 acres in Portmagee Channel, a channel separating from the Iveragh Peninsula. is situated 3½ km east of Bray Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portmagee and Chapeltown.

Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a fishing village on the Iveragh Peninsula of , with a population in 2016 of 123. In Irish it's An Caladh, "the ferry", because it was the port for Valentia Island, but a bridge now spans the channel.

Village
Photo: Elkringo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village on in the south-west of . It is the second major settlement on the Island, the other being 4 kilometers away. is situated 7 km east of Bray Tower.

Bray Tower

Latitude
51.88563° or 51° 53′ 8″ north
Longitude
-10.42511° or 10° 25′ 30″ west
Open location code
9C3FVHPF+7X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4309199238
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q4958528
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bray Head and Long Island.

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