Barryscourt Castle
Barryscourt Castle is a castle located in eastern County Cork in southern Ireland, close to the town of Carrigtwohill.Photo: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in eastern County Cork, Ireland
- Postal code: T45 Y290
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carrigtwohill and Fota Wildlife Park.
Carrigtwohill
Railway station
Carrigtwohill railway station serves the town of Carrigtwohill in County Cork. It is a station on the Cork to Midleton commuter service. Passengers to Cobh change at Glounthaune station. Carrigtwohill is situated 1¼ km north of Barryscourt Castle.
Fota Wildlife Park
Zoo
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Fota Wildlife Park is a 100-acre wildlife park located on Fota Island, near Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Ireland. Opened in 1983, it is an independently funded, not-for-profit charity that is one of the leading tourism, wildlife and conservation attractions in Ireland. Fota Wildlife Park is situated 4 km west of Barryscourt Castle.
Belvelly Castle
Castle
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Belvelly Castle is a 14th or 15th-century tower house in County Cork, Ireland. It is situated next to the small village of Belvelly, opposite and overlooking the only road bridge connecting Fota Island to Great Island. Belvelly Castle is situated 3½ km southwest of Barryscourt Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carrigtohill and Belvelly.
Carrigtohill
Town
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Carrigtwohill, officially Carrigtohill, is a town in County Cork, Ireland with a population of 5,568. It is 12 kilometres east of Cork city centre. It is connected to Cork Suburban Rail and is bypassed by the N25 road.
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 4 km southwest of Barryscourt Castle.
Glounthaune
Village
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Glounthaune is a village in County Cork, Ireland, some 7 kilometres east of Cork city, on the north shore of Cork Harbour, the estuary of the River Lee. Glounthaune is situated 5 km west of Barryscourt Castle.
Barryscourt Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.90469° or 51° 54′ 17″ northLongitude
-8.2593° or 8° 15′ 34″ westOperator
Office of Public WorksOpen location code
9C3HWP3R+V7OpenStreetMap ID
way 239226677OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q4864948
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Barryscourt Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Barryscourt Castle”
- Irish: “Caisleán Chúirt an Bharraigh”
- Japanese: “バリーズコート城”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Барріскорт”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Carrigtwohill Men’s Shed and Carrigtwohill All Weather Pitches.
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