Fairy Fort
Fairy Fort is an archaeological site in County Cork, Munster. Fairy Fort is situated nearby to Skibbereen Community School, as well as near Cork College of FET - West Cork Campus.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Skibbereen Town Hall.
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
St. Patrick's Cathedral or Skibbereen Cathedral in Skibbereen, Ireland, is parish of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Cork and Ross. It was the seat of the former Diocese of Ross, but lost cathedral status when the see was merged with the Diocese of Cork in 1958. St. Patrick’s Cathedral is situated 750 metres west of Fairy Fort.
Skibbereen Town Hall
Town hall
Skibbereen Town Hall is a municipal building in The Square at Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland. It is currently used as a community events venue, hosting concerts and theatre performances. Skibbereen Town Hall is situated 1 km west of Fairy Fort.
Abbeystrewry Church
Church
Abbeystrewry Church is an Anglican church located in Skibbereen, County Cork, Republic of Ireland. It was completed in 1890. It is part of Abbeystrewry Union of Parishes in the Church of Ireland's Diocese of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross. Abbeystrewry Church is situated 1¼ km west of Fairy Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skibbereen and Castletownshend.
Skibbereen
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skibbereen is a village in the southwest of County Cork, Ireland. An Sciobairín means "the little boat harbour" - it would have to be a small boat to get this far up the River Ilen.
Castletownshend
Castletownshend is a village in County Cork in southwest Ireland. It's a tiny place, just a single street leading down to the harbour, with a population of 167 in 2022.Unionhall
Village
Photo: Timothw, Public domain.
Union Hall, also Unionhall, is a small fishing village in County Cork, Ireland, located on the west side of Glandore Harbour. Its nearest neighbour to the west is Castletownshend; to the east, Glandore village. Unionhall is situated 8 km east of Fairy Fort.
Fairy Fort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.54977° or 51° 32′ 59″ northLongitude
-9.25352° or 9° 15′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C3GGPXW+WHOpenStreetMap ID
way 561503912OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Highlights include Skibbereen Community School and Cork College of FET - West Cork Campus.
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