Valentia Observatory
Valentia Observatory is a building in County Kerry, Munster. Valentia Observatory is situated nearby to the school Coláiste na Sceilge, as well as near Ring of Kerry Hotel.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Coláiste na Sceilge and Ballycarbery Castle.
Coláiste na Sceilge
School
Coláiste na Sceilge is a secondary school in Cahersiveen, County Kerry, Ireland. It is a co-educational community school which grew out of the amalgamation in 1999 of St John Bosco Secondary School, Scoil Uí Chonaill and Waterville Vocational School. Coláiste na Sceilge is situated 210 metres east of Valentia Observatory.
Ballycarbery Castle
Ruins
Photo: JoachimKohlerBremen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ballycarbery Castle is a castle 3 kilometres from Cahersiveen, County Kerry, Ireland. The castle is high on a grass hill facing the sea and is a short distance from Cahergall Fort and Leacanabuile Fort. Ballycarbery Castle is situated 1½ km northwest of Valentia Observatory.
Cahergall
Archaeological site
Photo: Theboykenny, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cahergall is a stone ringfort and National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland. Cahergall is situated 2 km northwest of Valentia Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caherciveen and Knightstown.
Caherciveen
Photo: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caherciveen is a village on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry in southwest Ireland. It has a population of 1300, but it's on the popular Ring of Kerry tourist circuit and gets very busy in summer.
Knightstown
Village
Photo: Kmcnamee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Knightstown, alternatively called Knight's Town, is a village and the largest settlement on Valentia Island, County Kerry, in Ireland. It lies within the townland of Farranreagh, at the eastern tip of the island. Knightstown is situated 3½ km southwest of Valentia Observatory.
Chapeltown
Village
Photo: Elkringo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapeltown is a village on Valentia Island in the south-west of County Kerry. It is the second major settlement on the Island, the other being Knightstown 4 kilometers away. Chapeltown is situated 7 km southwest of Valentia Observatory.
Valentia Observatory
- Type: Building
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.94016° or 51° 56′ 25″ northLongitude
-10.24414° or 10° 14′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C3FWQR4+38OpenStreetMap ID
way 237297200OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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