Church Island
Church Island is an islet in County Kerry, Munster. Church Island is situated nearby to Beginish house, as well as near White Strand Beach.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church Island and Beginish house.
Church Island
Monastery
Photo: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church Island, is a small, elevated island lying in Valentia Harbour, County Kerry, Ireland. It is the site of a medieval monastic settlement, and includes the remains of a clochan, oratory, burial ground and two ancient shrines.
Beginish house
The Beginish house is a stone house and National Monument associated with the Viking period, located in County Kerry, Ireland. Beginish house is situated 470 metres west of Church Island.Beginish Island
Island
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Knightstown and Caherciveen.
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.
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.
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 5 km southwest of Church Island.
Church Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Valentia Harbour, County Kerry, Ireland
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.93764° or 51° 56′ 16″ northLongitude
-10.28342° or 10° 17′ 0″ westOpen location code
9C3FWPQ8+3JOpenStreetMap ID
way 244640919OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletWikidata ID
Q1089731
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Church Island” goes by many names.
- German: “Church Island”
Places with the Same Name
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include White Strand Beach and Lamb Island.
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