Coolngrane Fairy Fort

Coolngrane Fairy Fort is a fort in County Cork, Munster. Coolngrane Fairy Fort is situated nearby to Coolngrane Park, as well as near Grove House.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Skibbereen Town Hall.

St. Patrick’s Cathedral

Church

Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.

St. Patrick's Cathedral or Skibbereen Cathedral in Skibbereen, Ireland, is parish of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Cork and Ross. It was the seat of the former Diocese of Ross, but lost cathedral status when the see was merged with the Diocese of Cork in 1958. St. Patrick’s Cathedral is situated 1½ km southwest of Coolngrane Fairy Fort.

Skibbereen Town Hall

Town hall

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Skibbereen Town Hall is a municipal building in The Square at Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland. It is currently used as a community events venue, hosting concerts and theatre performances. Skibbereen Town Hall is situated 2 km southwest of Coolngrane Fairy Fort.

Abbeystrewry Church

Church

Abbeystrewry Church is an Anglican church located in Skibbereen, County Cork, Republic of Ireland. It was completed in 1890. It is part of Abbeystrewry Union of Parishes in the Church of Ireland's Diocese of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross. Abbeystrewry Church is situated 2 km southwest of Coolngrane Fairy Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skibbereen and Castletownshend.

Skibbereen

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Skibbereen is a village in the southwest of County Cork, Ireland. An Sciobairín means "the little boat harbour" - it would have to be a small boat to get this far up the River Ilen.

Castletownshend

Castletownshend is a village in County Cork in southwest Ireland. It's a tiny place, just a single street leading down to the harbour, with a population of 167 in 2022.

Unionhall

Village

Photo: Timothw, Public domain.

Union Hall, also Unionhall, is a small fishing village in County Cork, Ireland, located on the west side of Glandore Harbour. Its nearest neighbour to the west is Castletownshend; to the east, Glandore village. Unionhall is situated 8 km east of Coolngrane Fairy Fort.

Coolngrane Fairy Fort

Type: Fort
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.56326° or 51° 33′ 48″ north

Longitude

-9.25157° or 9° 15′ 6″ west

Open location code

9C3GHP7X+89

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8070367409

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

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