Fountainstown Beach
Fountainstown Beach is a beach in County Cork, Munster. Fountainstown Beach is situated nearby to the beach Back strand, as well as near the village Robert’s Cove.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Myrtleville and Fort Templebreedy.
Myrtleville
Beach
Photo: Honourablemencandiffer, Public domain.
Myrtleville is a small seaside village in County Cork, Ireland. The village lies within the townlands of Ballinluska and Myrtleville, just west of the entrance to Cork Harbour. Myrtleville is situated 1½ km northeast of Fountainstown Beach.
Fort Templebreedy
Military installation
Fort Templebreedy, also known as Templebreedy Battery, was a coastal defence fortification close to Crosshaven, in County Cork, Ireland. Supplementing a number of earlier structures at Fort Camden and Fort Davis, the site was developed between 1904 and 1909 to defend the mouth of Cork Harbour. Fort Templebreedy is situated 2½ km northeast of Fountainstown Beach.
Templebreedy Church
Ruins
Photo: Eh cork, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Templebreedy Church is a ruins, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Fountainstown Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crosshaven and Robert’s Cove.
Crosshaven
Photo: lizard queen, CC BY 2.0.
Crosshaven is a coastal village in County Cork, with a population of 3300 in 2022. It's at the point where the River Owenabue flows into Cork Harbour, and its Irish name is Bun an Tabhairne, "mouth of the river Sabhrann".
Robert’s Cove
Village
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roberts Cove is a small village in County Cork, Ireland. The village consists of a number of houses, Roberts Cove Holiday Park and two pubs, The Harbour Bar and Roberts Cove Inn. Robert’s Cove is situated 3½ km south of Fountainstown Beach.
Minane Bridge
Village
Photo: Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Minane Bridge is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is in the townland of Minane, 20 km south of Cork city and 5 km south of Carrigaline. The local church is Sacred Heart Church of Tracton Abbey Parish. Minane Bridge is situated 4½ km west of Fountainstown Beach.
Fountainstown Beach
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.77488° or 51° 46′ 30″ northLongitude
-8.31108° or 8° 18′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C3HQMFQ+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 88015863OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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