Guard Tower
Guard Tower is a tower in County Cork, Munster. Guard Tower is situated nearby to Blarney Castle, as well as near Stone of Eloquence.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blarney Castle and Blarney House.
Blarney Castle
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Blarney Castle is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, a town in Cork, Ireland. Though earlier fortifications were built on the same spot, the current keep was built by the MacCarthy of Muskerry dynasty, a cadet branch of the Kings of Desmond, and dates from 1446.
Blarney House
House
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Blarney House is situated 290 metres south of Guard Tower.
Blarney Castle Hotel
Hotel building
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Blarney Castle Hotel is a hotel building, which is situated 410 metres northeast of Guard Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blarney and Tower.
Blarney
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Blarney is a village in County Cork, nowadays incorporated into the nearby city of Cork. It's been on the tourist circuit for almost 300 years thanks to its castle and Blarney Stone. It's also a commuter town for Cork, with a population in 2016 of 2539.
Tower
Village
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Tower, Ordnance Survey Ireland name Model Village, is a village within the administrative area of Cork city in Ireland. It is located to the northwest of the city, approximately 3 km from the town of Blarney on the R617 road. Tower is situated 2½ km west of Guard Tower.
Cloghroe
Village
Cloghroe is a village and townland on the R579 road in County Cork, Ireland. It is 7 miles northwest of Cork, close to Inniscarra and Tower. The Sheep River runs to the rear of the local pub Blairs Inn on the western side. Cloghroe is situated 3½ km west of Guard Tower.
Guard Tower
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tower, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.92931° or 51° 55′ 46″ northLongitude
-8.57022° or 8° 34′ 13″ westLevels
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