Fosth’s Rock

Fosth’s Rock is in , . Fosth’s Rock is situated nearby to the islet , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castle Point and Great Blasket Island.

Archaeological site
Rinn an Chaisleáin or is a National Monument on , Ireland. is situated 1¼ km south of Fosth’s Rock.

Island
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The Great Blasket is the principal island of the , , . It was home to a small fishing community of Irish speakers until the island was abandoned in 1953 when living there became unsustainable. is situated 3½ km southwest of Fosth’s Rock.

Historic site
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is a historic site, which is situated 2½ km east of Fosth’s Rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garraun Point and Dunmore Head.

Locality
The Great Blasket is the principal island of the , , . It was home to a small fishing community of Irish speakers until the island was abandoned in 1953 when living there became unsustainable.

Locality
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is a promontory in the westernmost part of the , located in the barony of Corca Dhuibhne in southwest , .

Village
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Dún Chaoin, unofficially anglicised as , is a Gaeltacht village in the west of in the south-west of Ireland. lies at the most westerly tip of the , overlooking the . is situated 4½ km northeast of Fosth’s Rock.

Fosth’s Rock

Latitude
52.11538° or 52° 6′ 55″ north
Longitude
-10.51197° or 10° 30′ 43″ west
Open location code
9C4F4F8Q+56
Open­Street­Map ID
way 431578516
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bare_rock
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