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.Photo: Podstawko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Cloghroe.
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.
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.
Whitechurch
Village
Whitechurch is a village and townland in County Cork, Ireland, about 11 km north of Cork city. It forms part of the Dáil constituency of Cork North-Central. Whitechurch is situated 5 km northeast 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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.95498° or 51° 57′ 18″ northLongitude
-8.5745° or 8° 34′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C3HXC3G+X5OpenStreetMap ID
way 742910421OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q122801355
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