Rock Abbey

Rock Abbey is a ruins in County Cork, Munster. Rock Abbey is situated nearby to Glanworth Old Cemetery, as well as near the spring St Dominick’s Well.

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Type: Ruins
Description: former Dominican friary in County Cork, Ireland
Also known as: “Glanworth Abbey” and “Glanworth Friary”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Glanworth Castle and Glanworth Bridge.

Glanworth Castle

Castle

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Glanworth Castle is situated 350 metres southeast of Rock Abbey.

Glanworth Bridge

Bridge

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Glanworth Bridge is situated 440 metres southeast of Rock Abbey.

Labbacallee wedge tomb

Archaeological site

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Labbacallee Wedge Tomb is a large pre-historic burial monument, located 8 km north-west of Fermoy and 2 km south-east of Glanworth, County Cork, Ireland. Labbacallee wedge tomb is situated 2½ km southeast of Rock Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glanworth and Ballindangan.

Glanworth

Village

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Glanworth is a village on the R512 regional road in County Cork, Ireland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres northwest of the town of Fermoy and 40 km northeast of Cork city.

Ballindangan

Locality

Ballindangan is a village in County Cork in Ireland. It has a handball alley, a Roman Catholic church, a primary school, and a community centre. Its railway station was closed in 1947. Ballindangan is situated 5 km north of Rock Abbey.

Rockmills

Locality

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Rockmills is a small rural village located in the parish of Kildorrery, in the Avondhu region of County Cork, Ireland. The village derives its name from the large mill that once operated on the banks of the River Funshion, that runs to the east of the village. Rockmills is situated 5 km northwest of Rock Abbey.

Rock Abbey

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

52.19099° or 52° 11′ 28″ north

Longitude

-8.35668° or 8° 21′ 24″ west

Open location code

9C4H5JRV+98

OpenStreetMap ID

way 830437490

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=church

Wikidata ID

Q33113214

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Highlights include Glanworth Old Cemetery and St Dominick’s Well.

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