Ballinskelligs Castle

Ballinskelligs Castle is a castle located near on the Iveragh Peninsula in , . The castle is situated on the western shore of Ballinskelligs Bay, on a narrow promontory which is subject to heavy erosion.
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Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ballinskelligs Priory and Horse Island.

Cemetery
Photo: Chris06, Public domain.
Ballinskelligs Abbey was an Augustinian priory. It is located on the Iveragh Peninsula in , Ireland. The medieval priory, built in the 12 and 13th centuries, was established as a mainland priory for the monks of who were abandoning the island due to adverse weather conditions. is situated 520 metres south of Ballinskelligs Castle.

Islet
is a presently uninhabited island in , Ireland, located close to between the mainland and Valentia Island. It is owned by the McGill family.

Archaeological site
Photo: Jose Antonio Gutierrez D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a prehistoric site, a wedge tomb on the Iveragh Peninsula in , . It is near the Skellig Ring, a route in the west of the peninsula. is situated 3 km west of Ballinskelligs Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waterville and Portmagee.

Village
Photo: Kemiah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, historically known as Currane, is a village in , Ireland, on the Iveragh Peninsula. The town is on a narrow isthmus, with to the east and Bay on the west, with the Currane River flowing between the two. is situated 7 km east of Ballinskelligs Castle.

Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a fishing village on the Iveragh Peninsula of , 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.

Ballinskelligs Castle

Latitude
51.82001° or 51° 49′ 12″ north
Longitude
-10.27028° or 10° 16′ 13″ west
Height
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
9C3FRPCH+2V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 378060929
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q4851764
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Ballinskelligs Castle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Ballinskelligs gaztelua”
  • German: “Ballinskelligs Castle”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Bhaile an Sceilg”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Балліскеллінгс”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ballinskelligs Beach and Clós Súgartha trá Bhaile an Sceilge.

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