Tinker’s Island
Tinker’s Island is an islet in County Cork, Munster. Tinker’s Island is situated nearby to Sacred Heart Church, Rath, as well as near the islet Reenmore Island.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunasead Castle and Church Cross railway station.
Dunasead Castle
Castle
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunasead Castle, sometimes known as Baltimore Castle, is a 17th-century fortified house situated in the town of Baltimore in County Cork, Ireland. The tower house is built on the site of an earlier Norman-era structure, which itself replaced an earlier Bronze Age ringfort. Dunasead Castle is situated 3 km southwest of Tinker’s Island.
Church Cross railway station
Historic building
Church Cross railway station was on the Schull and Skibbereen Railway in County Cork, Ireland. Church Cross railway station is situated 4 km north of Tinker’s Island.
Baltimore Lifeboat Station
Building
Photo: Charles W Glynn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baltimore Lifeboat Station is located at Bull Point, near Baltimore, a town approximately 85 km south west of Cork, on the south-west tip of County Cork, on the south coast of Ireland. Baltimore Lifeboat Station is situated 2½ km southwest of Tinker’s Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baltimore and Skibbereen.
Baltimore
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.
Skibbereen
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skibbereen is a village in the southwest of County Cork, Ireland. An Sciobairín means "the little boat harbour" - it would have to be a small boat to get this far up the River Ilen.
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 10 km northwest of Tinker’s Island.
Tinker’s Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.50666° or 51° 30′ 24″ northLongitude
-9.35475° or 9° 21′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C3GGJ4W+M4OpenStreetMap ID
way 355555333OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sacred Heart Church, Rath and Reenmore Island.
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