Goat Island
Goat Island is an islet in County Cork, Munster. Goat Island is situated nearby to the islet Carrigduff, as well as near the beach Red Strand.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Galley Head Lighthouse.
Galley Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Chmee2, Public domain.
The Galley Head Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse outside of Rosscarbery, County Cork, on the south coast of Ireland. The lighthouse is situated on Galley Head at the southern end of the headland known as Dundeady island at 133 feet above sea level, overlooking the Celtic Sea and two beaches, Red Strand to the east and the Long Strand to the west. Galley Head Lighthouse is situated 2½ km southwest of Goat Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardfield and Rosscarbery.
Ardfield
Locality
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardfield, historically Ardofoyle, is a small village and civil parish on the south-west coast of County Cork, Ireland. It lies 8 kilometres south of Clonakilty and 11 kilometres east of Rosscarbery, near Galley Head. Ardfield is situated 3 km north of Goat Island.
Rosscarbery
Village
Photo: John Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clonakilty, often shortened to "Clon", is a town on the coast of County Cork in southwest Ireland, 50 km southwest of Cork city. It's a seaside resort, with a population of 5000 in 2022. Rosscarbery is situated 9 km northwest of Goat Island.
Clonakilty
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clonakilty, often shortened to "Clon", is a town on the coast of County Cork in southwest Ireland, 50 km southwest of Cork city. It's a seaside resort, with a population of 5000 in 2022.
Goat Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.53982° or 51° 32′ 23″ northLongitude
-8.92287° or 8° 55′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C3HG3QG+WVOpenStreetMap ID
way 352056587OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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