Belvelly Castle
Belvelly Castle is a 14th or 15th-century tower house in County Cork, Ireland. It is situated next to the small village of Belvelly, opposite and overlooking the only road bridge connecting Fota Island to Great Island.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fota Wildlife Park and Fota.
Fota Wildlife Park
Zoo
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fota Wildlife Park is a 100-acre wildlife park located on Fota Island, near Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Ireland. Opened in 1983, it is an independently funded, not-for-profit charity that is one of the leading tourism, wildlife and conservation attractions in Ireland. Fota Wildlife Park is situated 780 metres northwest of Belvelly Castle.
Fota
Railway station
Fota railway station serves Fota Island in County Cork. It is a station on the Cork to Cobh commuter service. Travel to Glounthaune station to transfer to Midleton. Fota is situated 1½ km northwest of Belvelly Castle.
Fota House-Orangery
Building
Photo: Rosanne Donovan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fota House-Orangery is a building, which is situated 650 metres north of Belvelly Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belvelly and Passage West.
Belvelly
Locality
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Belvelly is a small village on the northern end of the Great Island of Cork Harbour, about four miles north of the town of Cobh, County Cork, Ireland. Belvelly is situated at the shortest crossing point between Great Island and the neighbouring Fota Island.
Passage West
Town
Photo: Andy Beecroft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Passage West is a port town in County Cork, Ireland, situated on the west bank of Cork Harbour, some 10 km south-east of Cork city. Passage West was designated a conservation area in the 2003 Cork County Development Plan. Passage West is situated 3 km southwest of Belvelly Castle.
Glounthaune
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glounthaune is a village in County Cork, Ireland, some 7 kilometres east of Cork city, on the north shore of Cork Harbour, the estuary of the River Lee. Glounthaune is situated 3½ km northwest of Belvelly Castle.
Belvelly Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: tower house in County Cork, Ireland
- Categories: Tower House, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.88814° or 51° 53′ 17″ northLongitude
-8.3025° or 8° 18′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C3HVMQX+72OpenStreetMap ID
way 358676740OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q4884888
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Belvelly Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Belvelly Castle”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Белвеллі”
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