Valentia Slate Limited

Valentia Slate Limited is a quarry in County Kerry, Munster. Valentia Slate Limited is situated nearby to the cave The Grotto, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Miners View.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Geokaun and Cromwell Point Lighthouse.

Geokaun

Peak

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Geokaun Mountain is the highest mountain on Valentia Island, County Kerry.

Cromwell Point Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cromwell Point Lighthouse, also known as Valentia Lighthouse, is an active 19th century lighthouse located on Valentia Island's Cromwell Point in County Kerry, Ireland. It provides guidance for vessels entering Valentia Harbour from the north. Cromwell Point Lighthouse is situated 1½ km northeast of Valentia Slate Limited.

Beginish Island

Island

Photo: John ., CC BY 2.0.

Beginish is an island in Valentia Harbour, in south west County Kerry, Ireland. Beginish Island is situated 3 km northeast of Valentia Slate Limited.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chapeltown and Knightstown.

Chapeltown

Village

Photo: Elkringo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chapeltown is a village on Valentia Island in the south-west of County Kerry. It is the second major settlement on the Island, the other being Knightstown 4 kilometers away.

Knightstown

Village

Photo: Kmcnamee, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Knightstown, alternatively called Knight's Town, is a village and the largest settlement on Valentia Island, County Kerry, in Ireland. It lies within the townland of Farranreagh, at the eastern tip of the island. Knightstown is situated 3½ km east of Valentia Slate Limited.

Portmagee

Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Portmagee is a fishing village on the Iveragh Peninsula of County Kerry, with a population in 2022 of 116. In Irish it's An Caladh, "the ferry", because it was the port for Valentia Island, but a bridge now spans the channel.

Valentia Slate Limited

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.92584° or 51° 55′ 33″ north

Longitude

-10.34188° or 10° 20′ 31″ west

Open location code

9C3FWMG5+87

OpenStreetMap ID

way 35986817

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Grotto and Miners View.

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