Back strand
Back strand is a beach in County Cork, Munster. Back strand is situated nearby to Fountainstown Beach, as well as near the village Robert’s Cove.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Myrtleville and Templebreedy Church.
Myrtleville
Beach
Photo: Honourablemencandiffer, Public domain.
Myrtleville is a small seaside village in County Cork, Ireland. The village lies within the townlands of Ballinluska and Myrtleville, just west of the entrance to Cork Harbour. Myrtleville is situated 2 km northeast of Back strand.
Templebreedy Church
Ruins
Photo: Eh cork, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Templebreedy Church is a ruins, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Back strand.
Fort Templebreedy
Military installation
Fort Templebreedy, also known as Templebreedy Battery, was a coastal defence fortification close to Crosshaven, in County Cork, Ireland. Supplementing a number of earlier structures at Fort Camden and Fort Davis, the site was developed between 1904 and 1909 to defend the mouth of Cork Harbour. Fort Templebreedy is situated 3½ km northeast of Back strand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Robert’s Cove and Minane Bridge.
Robert’s Cove
Village
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roberts Cove is a small village in County Cork, Ireland. The village consists of a number of houses, Roberts Cove Holiday Park and two pubs, The Harbour Bar and Roberts Cove Inn. Robert’s Cove is situated 3 km south of Back strand.
Minane Bridge
Village
Photo: Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Minane Bridge is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is in the townland of Minane, 20 km south of Cork city and 5 km south of Carrigaline. The local church is Sacred Heart Church of Tracton Abbey Parish. Minane Bridge is situated 4 km west of Back strand.
Crosshaven
Photo: lizard queen, CC BY 2.0.
Crosshaven is a coastal village in County Cork, with a population of 3300 in 2022. It's at the point where the River Owenabue flows into Cork Harbour, and its Irish name is Bun an Tabhairne, "mouth of the river Sabhrann".
Back strand
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.77043° or 51° 46′ 14″ northLongitude
-8.31909° or 8° 19′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C3HQMCJ+59OpenStreetMap ID
way 330908387OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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