Heir Island
Heir Island is a passenger ship terminal in County Cork, Munster. Heir Island is situated nearby to the wharf East End Pier, as well as near Cunnamore Pier.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sherkin Island and Heir Island.
Sherkin Island
Photo: Jbuck78, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sherkin Island or Inisherkin is one of the islands of Roaringwater Bay in County Cork, a short ferry ride from Baltimore. Its Irish name Inis Arcáin means "Island of the Piglet", which probably refers to sea-pigs meaning porpoises.
Heir Island
Island
Heir Island, also known as Hare Island or Inishodriscol, is an island in southwest County Cork, Ireland. It has a year-round population of around 25–30.
East Skeam Island
Islet
East Skeam Island is an island in Roaringwater Bay, County Cork, Munster, Ireland, that forms part of Carbery's Hundred Isles. It is situated at, North from Heir Island, East from West Skeam Island, West from Cunnamore Pier. It is currently uninhabited.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baltimore and Ballydehob.
Baltimore
Ballydehob
Village
Photo: Cynthia Bressani, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballydehob is a coastal village in the southwest of County Cork, Ireland. It is 13 km west of Skibbereen and 13 km south of Bantry. Ballydehob is situated 7 km north of Heir Island.
Schull
Photo: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schull is a harbour town on the Mizen Head peninsula of County Cork, at the southwest tip of Ireland. The name means school, and was first documented in 1199 suggesting a religious seminary, but there's no trace of that.
Heir Island
- Type: Passenger ship terminal
- Category: transportation
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.50014° or 51° 30′ 1″ northLongitude
-9.42353° or 9° 25′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C3GGH2G+3HOpenStreetMap ID
node 4879271828OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=ferry_terminal
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