Waterloo Round Tower

The Waterloo Round Tower is a folly bell tower in Waterloo village in Ballygibbon townland, 2 kilometers north of Blarney in county Cork, Ireland. It is situated next to St.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blarney Castle and Blarney Woollen Mills.

Blarney Castle

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Blarney Castle is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, a town in Cork, Ireland. Though earlier fortifications were built on the same spot, the current keep was built by the MacCarthy of Muskerry dynasty, a cadet branch of the Kings of Desmond, and dates from 1446. Blarney Castle is situated 3 km south of Waterloo Round Tower.

Blarney Woollen Mills

Warehouse

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Blarney Woollen Mills was built in 1823. It was used mainly for spinning and weaving wool. The mill briefly closed for two years between 1973 and 1975, after which it was re-opened as an Irish heritage shop. Blarney Woollen Mills is situated 2½ km south of Waterloo Round Tower.

Blarney Castle Hotel

Hotel building

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Blarney Castle Hotel is a hotel building, which is situated 2½ km south of Waterloo Round Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blarney and Tower.

Blarney

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Blarney is a village in County Cork, nowadays incorporated into the nearby city of Cork. It's been on the tourist circuit for almost 300 years thanks to its castle and Blarney Stone. It's also a commuter town for Cork, with a population in 2016 of 2539.

Tower

Village

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Tower, Ordnance Survey Ireland name Model Village, is a village within the administrative area of Cork city in Ireland. It is located to the northwest of the city, approximately 3 km from the town of Blarney on the R617 road. Tower is situated 4 km southwest of Waterloo Round Tower.

Cloghroe

Village

Cloghroe is a village and townland on the R579 road in County Cork, Ireland. It is 7 miles northwest of Cork, close to Inniscarra and Tower. The Sheep River runs to the rear of the local pub Blairs Inn on the western side. Cloghroe is situated 5 km southwest of Waterloo Round Tower.

Waterloo Round Tower

Type: Tower
Description: 19th century bell tower in Ballygibbon, Ireland
Categories: bell tower, folly, and building
Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.95498° or 51° 57′ 18″ north

Longitude

-8.5745° or 8° 34′ 28″ west

Open location code

9C3HXC3G+X5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 742910421

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

Wikidata ID

Q122801355

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