Velvethouse Cross Roads
Velvethouse Cross Roads is a locality in County Cork, Munster. Velvethouse Cross Roads is situated nearby to the locality Carrignafoy, as well as near Ballywilliam.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cove Fort and St Colman’s Cathedral.
Cove Fort
Castle
Photo: Charles Vallancey, Public domain.
Cove Fort is a small bastioned land battery to the east of Cobh in County Cork, Ireland. Built as a coastal defence fortification in 1743, on instruction of the then Vice-Admiral of the Coast, it replaced a number of temporary coastal artillery batteries which defended Cork Harbour.
St Colman’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral Church of St. Colman, usually known as Cobh Cathedral, or previously Queenstown Cathedral, is a single-spire cathedral in Cobh, Ireland. It is a Roman Catholic cathedral and was completed in 1919.
Cobh
Railway station
Cobh railway station serves the town of Cobh, County Cork. It is located in a red brick building adjacent to the town's Cobh Heritage Centre. It is the terminus of the on Cork–Cobh section of the Cork Suburban Rail line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cobh and Rushbrooke.
Cobh
Photo: J.Pollock, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cobh is a port in Cork Harbour, County Cork, in southwest Ireland. It's pronounced "cove" and that's what it means, a sheltered harbour. It's part of the commuter belt for Cork city and in 2022 had a population of 14,000.
Rushbrooke
Locality
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rushbrooke is a populated area on the western side of Cobh on Great Island in Cork Harbour, Ireland. It is in the townland of Ringacoltig. Rushbrooke is situated 3 km west of Velvethouse Cross Roads.
Belvelly
Locality
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Belvelly is a small village on the northern end of the Great Island of Cork Harbour, about four miles north of the town of Cobh, County Cork, Ireland. Belvelly is situated at the shortest crossing point between Great Island and the neighbouring Fota Island. Belvelly is situated 3½ km northwest of Velvethouse Cross Roads.
Velvethouse Cross Roads
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.85615° or 51° 51′ 22″ northLongitude
-8.27934° or 8° 16′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C3HVP4C+F7OpenStreetMap ID
node 8587321298OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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