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Old Watch Tower

Old Watch Tower is a ruins in , . Old Watch Tower is situated nearby to the ruins , as well as near the scenic viewpoint .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Illaunloughan and Bray Tower.

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 1¼ km east of Old Watch Tower.

Ruins
is a signal tower located on in , Ireland. The tower was built in 1805 by the British Board of Ordnance during the Napoleonic Wars. is situated 2½ km west of Old Watch Tower.

Spring
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is a spring, which is situated 3½ km south of Old Watch Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portmagee and Chapeltown.

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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
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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 4 km northeast of Old Watch Tower.

Village
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, alternatively called Knight's Town, is a village and the largest settlement on , , in . It lies within the townland of Farranreagh, at the eastern tip of the island. is situated 8 km northeast of Old Watch Tower.

Old Watch Tower

Latitude
51.88993° or 51° 53′ 24″ north
Longitude
-10.39102° or 10° 23′ 28″ west
Open location code
9C3FVJQ5+XH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5344897074
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
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Highlights include Cromwell’s Fort and Viewpoint.

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