Castletown Bearhaven
Local name: Baile Chaisleáin Bhéarra
Located in County Cork, Munster Coordinates: 51°39′05″ N 9°54′37″ W
- Population
- 860
- 860
- Elevation
- 6 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
About Castletown Bearhaven
Castletown Bearhaven is a village. Location: County Cork, Munster. Population: 860. Elevation: 6 m.
Castletownbere (Irish: Baile Chaisleáin Bhéarra), or Castletown Berehaven, is a port town in County Cork, Ireland. It is on the Beara Peninsula by Berehaven Harbour. A regionally important fishing port, the town also serves as a commercial and retail hub for the local hinterland. Located on the Wild Atlantic Way, tourism is also important to the local economy. The area is the setting for Daphne du Maurier's 1943 novel Hungry Hill named after the nearby mountain of the same name.
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In comparison
- No. 40 of 121 places in County Cork by population
- Nearest larger town: Bantry, 32 km E
- 36 sights and natural places within 10 km Dinish Island, Miranekeal
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Miranekeal Natural site, County Cork2 km E
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Dinish Island Island, County Cork0.4 km E
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Bear Island Island, County Cork2.6 km SE
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Shee Head Natural site, County Cork3.6 km S
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Miskish Mountain Mountain, County Cork4 km NW
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Knockanallig Mountain, County Cork3.8 km SE
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