Manning Tower

Manning Tower is a tower in County Cork, Munster. Manning Tower is situated nearby to Jaguar, as well as near Grey Seal.

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Type: Tower
Description: Martello Tower in the townland of Marino, Co. Cork
Also known as: “Marino Martello tower”, “Marino Point Martello tower”, and “Monning Tower”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fota Wildlife Park and Fota.

Fota Wildlife Park

Zoo

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Fota Wildlife Park is a 100-acre wildlife park located on Fota Island, near Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Ireland. Opened in 1983, it is an independently funded, not-for-profit charity that is one of the leading tourism, wildlife and conservation attractions in Ireland. Fota Wildlife Park is situated 1 km northeast of Manning Tower.

Fota

Railway station

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Fota railway station serves Fota Island in County Cork. It is a station on the Cork to Cobh commuter service. Travel to Glounthaune station to transfer to Midleton. Fota is situated 1 km north of Manning Tower.

Belvelly Castle

Castle

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Belvelly Castle is a 14th or 15th-century tower house in County Cork, Ireland. It is situated next to the small village of Belvelly, opposite and overlooking the only road bridge connecting Fota Island to Great Island. Belvelly Castle is situated 1¼ km east of Manning Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belvelly and Passage West.

Belvelly

Locality

Photo: Robert French (photographer), No restrictions.

Belvelly is a small village on the northern end of the Great Island of Cork Harbour, about four miles north of the town of Cobh, County Cork, Ireland. Belvelly is situated at the shortest crossing point between Great Island and the neighbouring Fota Island.

Passage West

Town

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Passage West is a port town in County Cork, Ireland, situated on the west bank of Cork Harbour, some 10 km south-east of Cork city. Passage West was designated a conservation area in the 2003 Cork County Development Plan.

Glounthaune

Village

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Glounthaune is a village in County Cork, Ireland, some 7 kilometres east of Cork city, on the north shore of Cork Harbour, the estuary of the River Lee. Glounthaune is situated 3 km northwest of Manning Tower.

Manning Tower

Categories: Martello tower, building, and historic site
Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.88741° or 51° 53′ 15″ north

Longitude

-8.32009° or 8° 19′ 12″ west

Open location code

9C3HVMPH+XX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 77526645

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=martello_tower

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

Wikidata ID

Q122842500

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