Ballyhoura Mountains

#125 among destinations in Ireland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Ballyhoura Mountains are located in south-east County Limerick and north-east County Cork in central Munster, running east and west for about 6 miles on the borders of both counties. ()

Alternative names: Maximum elevation: 1732 ftCoordinates: 52°17'60"N, 8°31'60"W

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Ballyhoura Mountains – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Castle Oliver, Seefin, Kilfinane, Castle Harrison.

2.8 miNE
Forts and castles
Castle Oliver
71 min walk • Castle Oliver is a Victorian castle in the south part of County Limerick, Ireland. Built for entertaining rather than for defense, it has a ballroom, drawing room, library, morning room, dining room and hall which feature hand-painted ceilings, decorated ornamental corbels, superbly executed stained glass windows and stencil work.
1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Seefin
27 min walk • Seefin is a mountain near the southern border of County Limerick, Ireland. At 528m it is the highest point and the second most northerly summit in the Ballyhoura Mountains and the 396th highest in Ireland. Latitude: 52.313847 Longitude: -8.522738.
4.9 miNE
Town
Kilfinane
125 min walk • Kilfinnane or Kilfinane is a small market town in County Limerick, Ireland. The town's name comes from the Irish Cill and Fhíonáin, making its meaning "Church of Saint Finnian".
5.5 miW
Forts and castles
Castle Harrison
142 min walk • Castle Harrison, formerly Castle Dodd, was a great house close to Ballyhea and Charleville, in north County Cork, Ireland. The seat of the Harrison family for some time, the house was demolished in the 1950s.
3.5 miS
Forts and castles
Castlepook
89 min walk • Castlepook or Castle Pook is a Norman style castle built in 1380 by the Synan family. The castle stands at coordinates 52.25356°N 8.56405°W, a few miles north of Doneraile, in the foothills of the Ballyhoura Mountains in County Cork, Ireland.
1.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Carron Mountain
48 min walk • Carron Mountain is a mountain 440m high on the border of County Limerick and County Cork, Ireland. It is part of the Ballyhoura Mountains. Carron is home to the North Cork transmitter for the UPC MMDS service.
4.6 miNW
Archaeological site
Ardskeagh Church
117 min walk • Ardskeagh Church is a medieval church and a National Monument in County Cork, Ireland.
5.8 miSE
Village
Kildorrery
149 min walk • Kildorrery is a village in north County Cork, Ireland. It lies at the crossroads of the N73 road from Mallow to Mitchelstown and the R512 from Kilmallock to Fermoy.