Foal Rocks

Foal Rocks is in County Cork, Munster. Foal Rocks is situated nearby to the islet Carthy’s Island North, as well as near West Skeam Island.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Horse Island and West Skeam Island.

Horse Island

Island

Horse Island is a small inhabited island in Roaringwater Bay, County Cork, Ireland, off the coast of Schull, that forms part of Carbery's Hundred Isles. Horse Island is situated 3 km northeast of Foal Rocks.

West Skeam Island

Islet

West Skeam Island is a 33-acre island in Roaringwater Bay, County Cork, Ireland that forms part of Carbery's Hundred Isles. The island is privately owned and was for sale in 2013. West Skeam Island is situated 2½ km east of Foal Rocks.

Heir Island

Island

Heir Island, also known as Hare Island or Inishodriscol, is an island in southwest County Cork, Ireland. It has a year-round population of around 25–30. Heir Island is situated 4 km east of Foal Rocks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schull and Ballydehob.

Schull

Photo: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Schull is a harbour town on the Mizen Head peninsula of County Cork, at the southwest tip of Ireland. The name means school, and was first documented in 1199 suggesting a religious seminary, but there's no trace of that.

Ballydehob

Village

Photo: Cynthia Bressani, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ballydehob is a coastal village in the southwest of County Cork, Ireland. It is 13 km west of Skibbereen and 13 km south of Bantry. Ballydehob is situated 8 km north of Foal Rocks.

Baltimore

Photo: georama, CC BY 3.0.

Baltimore is a village in County Cork near the southwest tip of Ireland. The harbour is large, and sheltered by islands - several are inhabited and are also described on this page.

Foal Rocks

Type: Rock
Category: landform
Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.49424° or 51° 29′ 39″ north

Longitude

-9.49628° or 9° 29′ 47″ west

Open location code

9C3GFGV3+MF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 349621701

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bare_rock

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Carthy’s Island North and Carthy’s Island North.

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