Beacon Point
Beacon Point is a scenic viewpoint in County Cork, Munster.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sherkin Island and Dunasead Castle.
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.
Dunasead Castle
Castle
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunasead Castle, sometimes known as Baltimore Castle, is a 17th-century fortified house situated in the town of Baltimore in County Cork, Ireland. The tower house is built on the site of an earlier Norman-era structure, which itself replaced an earlier Bronze Age ringfort. Dunasead Castle is situated 1½ km northeast of Beacon Point.
Baltimore Lifeboat Station
Building
Photo: Charles W Glynn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baltimore Lifeboat Station is located at Bull Point, near Baltimore, a town approximately 85 km south west of Cork, on the south-west tip of County Cork, on the south coast of Ireland. Baltimore Lifeboat Station is situated 2 km northeast of Beacon Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baltimore.
Baltimore
Baltimore is a village in County Cork near the southwest tip of Ireland. The harbour is large, and sheltered by islands - several are inhabited and are also described on this page.
Beacon Point
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.47373° or 51° 28′ 25″ northLongitude
-9.38803° or 9° 23′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C3GFJF6+FQOpenStreetMap ID
node 975264645OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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Highlights include Dún na Long Castle and Baltmore.
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