Port of Cork, Cork

Name: Port of Cork
Address: Cork, Ireland

#62 among attractions in Cork

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The Port of Cork is the main port serving the South of Ireland, County Cork and Cork City. It offers all six shipping modes. In 2015, over 11 million tonnes of freight were shipped through the Port of Cork, making it the state’s second busiest port. As well as its berths upriver at Cork City, the port also includes other major locations across Cork Harbour, including Tivoli loading docks in the eastern suburbs, Cobh on the south of Great Island and Ringaskiddy on the west side of the harbour. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°50'60"N, 8°16'12"W

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Port of Cork – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Colman's Cathedral, Cobh Heritage Centre, Old Church Cemetery, Sirius Arts Centre.

1 miW
Imposing cathedral made from granite
St Colman's Cathedral, Cobh
26 min walk • St. Colman's Cathedral stands as a magnificent beacon on the skyline of Cobh, Ireland, a town steeped in maritime and emigrant history. This neo-Gothic cathedral, officially known as the Cathedral Church of St Colman, dominates the town's elevated backdrop, offering an...
1.2 miW
Specialty museum, Museum, Maritime museum
Cobh Heritage Centre, Cobh
32 min walk • The Cobh Heritage Centre is a museum located in Cobh, County Cork, Ireland. It is attached to Cobh railway station. The "Queenstown Experience", located at the centre, has mostly permanent exhibitions of Irish history.
1.5 miNW
Cemetery
Old Church Cemetery, Cobh
38 min walk • The Old Church Cemetery is an ancient cemetery on the outskirts of the town of Cobh, County Cork, Ireland which contains a significant number of important burials, including a number 3 mass graves and several individual graves containing the remains of 193 victims of the...
1.2 miW
51°50'57"N • 8°17'49"W
Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh
30 min walk • Museum
~1920 ftSW
Lighthouse
Spit Bank Lighthouse
10 min walk • The Spit Bank Lighthouse close to Cobh in County Cork, Ireland is a screw-pile lighthouse which marks a shallow bank in the navigable channels of lower Cork Harbour. The platform was built by the blind Irish engineer Alexander Mitchell, with the lighthouse itself designed by George Halpin.
~1730 ftW
Forts and castles
Cove Fort
9 min walk • Cove Fort is a small bastioned land battery to the east of Cobh in County Cork, Ireland. Built as a coastal defence fortification in 1743, on instruction of the then Vice-Admiral of the Coast, it replaced a number of temporary coastal artillery batteries which defended Cork Harbour.
~750 ftE
Harbor
Cork Harbour, Cork
4 min walk • Cork Harbour is a natural harbour and river estuary at the mouth of the River Lee in County Cork, Ireland. It is one of several which lay claim to the title of "second largest natural harbour in the world by navigational area".
0.9 miNW
Neighbourhood
Carrignafoy, Cobh
22 min walk • Carrignafoy is a townland on the Great Island in Cork Harbour, Ireland. It extends from the peripheries of Cobh town centre to the countryside areas which lead into Cuskinny and Ballymore.

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Which popular attractions are close to Port of Cork?

Nearby attractions include Cork Harbour, Cork (4 min walk), Carrignafoy, Cobh (22 min walk).