Sherkin Island

Sherkin Island or Inisherkin is one of the islands of Roaringwater Bay in , a short ferry ride from Baltimore. Its Irish name Inis Arcáin means "Island of the Piglet", which probably refers to sea-pigs meaning porpoises.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Ireland
  • Historically known as: “Inisherkin”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Heir Island and Dunasead Castle.

Island
, also known as Hare Island or Inishodriscol, is an island in southwest , Ireland. It has a year-round population of around 25–30.

Castle
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, sometimes known as Baltimore Castle, is a 17th-century fortified house situated in the town of in , . The tower house is built on the site of an earlier Norman-era structure, which itself replaced an earlier Bronze Age ringfort.

Building
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is located at Bull Point, near , a town approximately 85 km south west of , on the south-west tip of , on the south coast of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baltimore.

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is a village in near the southwest tip of Ireland. The harbour is large, and sheltered by islands - several are inhabited and are also described on this page.

Sherkin Island

Latitude
51.4673° or 51° 28′ 2″ north
Longitude
-9.4191° or 9° 25′ 9″ west
Elevation
29 metres (95 feet)
Open location code
9C3GFH8J+W9
Geo­Names ID
2961495
Wiki­data ID
Q3750893
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Sherkin Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة شيركين”
  • Basque: “Sherkin uhartea”
  • Breton: “Inis Arcáin”
  • Cebuano: “Sherkin Island”
  • Dutch: “Sherkin Island”
  • French: “île Sherkin”
  • French: “Île Sherkin”
  • Irish: “Inis Arcáin”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Inis Earcáin”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sherkin Island”
  • Swedish: “Sherkin Island”

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