Rocky Island

#1241 among destinations in Ireland

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Rocky Island is located in Cork Harbour, Ireland. Situated between the naval base on Haulbowline Island and the mainland, a gunpowder magazine was constructed on the island by the Board of Ordnance in 1808. Used for military storage into the 20th Century, the stores were re-purposed for use by Irish Steel until 2002. It was redeveloped between 2005 and 2007, and is now home to the Island Crematorium, the first crematorium in the Republic of Ireland outside of Dublin. ()

Coordinates: 51°50'14"N, 8°18'6"W

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Rocky Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

1 miN
Imposing cathedral made from granite
St Colman's Cathedral, Cobh
27 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...
0.8 miN
Specialty museum, Museum, Maritime museum
Cobh Heritage Centre, Cobh
21 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.
0.8 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Cobh Museum, Cobh
22 min walk • The Scots Church is a former Presbyterian church in Cobh, Ireland. It is today a museum, the Cobh Museum, which tells the history of the town.
0.8 miN
51°50'57"N • 8°17'49"W
Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh
22 min walk • Museum
1.3 miNE
Lighthouse
Spit Bank Lighthouse
34 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.
~1680 ftN
Island
Haulbowline, Cobh
9 min walk • Haulbowline is an island in Cork Harbour off the coast of Ireland. The world's first yacht club was founded on Haulbowline in 1720.
1.5 miNE
Forts and castles
Cove Fort
38 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.
~1730 ftSW
Universities and schools
National Maritime College of Ireland, Cork
9 min walk • The National Maritime College of Ireland is a public maritime college located in Ringaskiddy, County Cork, Ireland. It is a constituent college of the Munster Technological University.
1 miN
Sport, Sport venue
St Colman's Park, Cobh
27 min walk • St Colman's Park is a football stadium in Cobh, County Cork. It is home to Cobh Ramblers F.C. of the League of Ireland First Division. The stadium was redeveloped during the mid-2000s.
0.9 miSW
Village
Ringaskiddy
24 min walk • Ringaskiddy is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is located on the western side of Cork Harbour, south of Cobh, and is 15 kilometres from Cork city, to which it is connected by the N28 road.