Knock Signal Tower
Knock Signal Tower is a tower in County Cork, Munster. Knock Signal Tower is situated nearby to the archaeological site Children’s Burial Site, as well as near Ralahid.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Altar Wedge Tomb and Long Island.
Altar Wedge Tomb
Archaeological site
Photo: D.Camier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Altar Wedge Tomb is a wedge-shaped gallery grave and national monument located outside the village of Schull, in County Cork, Ireland. Altar Wedge Tomb is situated 3 km west of Knock Signal Tower.
Long Island
Island
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Long Island, historically called Inishfada, is an island that lies south of Schull, County Cork, Ireland. It has a permanent population of no more than 10. Long Island is situated 3½ km southeast of Knock Signal Tower.
The Altar Church
Church
Photo: MrCorman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Altar Church, or The Church of The Poor, is a small Church of Ireland church in Toormore village in County Cork in Ireland. The church was built in 1847 as a famine relief effort to support the local poor. The Altar Church is situated 3 km west of Knock Signal Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schull and Goleen.
Schull
Photo: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schull is a harbour town on the Mizen Head peninsula of County Cork, at the southwest tip of Ireland. The name means school, and was first documented in 1199 suggesting a religious seminary, but there's no trace of that.
Goleen
Village
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Goleen is a small rural village in County Cork on the south-western tip of Ireland. Farming, tourism and construction work are among the main occupations of the local people. Goleen is situated 8 km west of Knock Signal Tower.
Crookhaven
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crookhaven is a village in County Cork, Ireland, on the most southwestern tip of the island of Ireland. With an out-of-season population of about sixty, it swells in the summer season to about four hundred, when the occupants of the seasonal holiday homes arrive. Crookhaven is situated 10 km southwest of Knock Signal Tower.
Knock Signal Tower
- Type: Tower
- Categories: building, historic site, and historic building
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.5114° or 51° 30′ 41″ northLongitude
-9.60384° or 9° 36′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C3GG96W+HFOpenStreetMap ID
way 432090986OpenStreetMap feature
building=towerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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