Castle Close

Castle Close is a residential area in County Cork, Munster. Castle Close is situated nearby to the pitch Blarney GAA Club, as well as near the school Gaelscoil Mhuscraí.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blarney Castle and Blarney Woollen Mills.

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 Castle is situated 700 metres west of Castle Close.

Blarney Woollen Mills

Warehouse

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Blarney Woollen Mills was built in 1823. It was used mainly for spinning and weaving wool. The mill briefly closed for two years between 1973 and 1975, after which it was re-opened as an Irish heritage shop. Blarney Woollen Mills is situated 340 metres northwest of Castle Close.

Blarney Castle Hotel

Hotel building

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Blarney Castle Hotel is a hotel building, which is situated 460 metres northwest of Castle Close.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blarney and Cloghroe.

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.

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 4 km west of Castle Close.

Carrigrohane

Village

Photo: Ian Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Carrigrohane is a village and civil parish situated on the south bank of the River Lee to the west of the city of Cork in Ireland. It is connected by the Carrigrohane Straight, 4 miles west of Cork and is also in the northeastern part of Ballincollig. Carrigrohane is situated 4½ km south of Castle Close.

Castle Close

Type: Residential area
Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.93068° or 51° 55′ 51″ north

Longitude

-8.56094° or 8° 33′ 39″ west

Open location code

9C3HWCJQ+7J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 32916829

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

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