Ringforts and sites · Ballinspittle

Ballycatten Fort, Ballinspittle

Ballycatten Fort is a ringfort or site in Ballinspittle, County Cork, 610 m west of the centre. Sunday’s Well is within 270 m.

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The ancient fort of Ballycatten, the second largest ringfort in Ireland. This fort with its triple ramparts saw many a battle and it was at this ancient spot that the Vikings were first defeated in a pitch battle by the Munster men in AD 910

Kind: Ringforts and sites
From the centre: 610 m west, in a straight line
Bus stop: Ballinspittle (Lissornan), 480 m away

Getting to Ballycatten Fort

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Public transport times come from National Transport Authority. Timetables cover 2026-09-18 to 2027-09-19. These are scheduled services; check with the operator for cancellations and changes before travelling.

Walking and driving times are estimates. A town search starts at its centre; choose your location or a point on the map for a more precise starting point. Eircode search is not available.

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Destination, access and nearby stops

Ballycatten Fort is in Ballinspittle, County Cork. Routes here end at the point the map records for this place. No entrance has been verified, so the last few metres are for you to judge.

It is 610 m west of the centre of Ballinspittle in a straight line. The nearest stop the map records is Ballinspittle (Lissornan), 480 m away in a straight line.

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Stops near it

The nearest scheduled stop is Ballinspittle (10830), 480 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

Ballinspittle 480 m
buses 253 and 254
Scheduled departures from this stop
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Getting to Ballinspittle covers the journeys into the town itself.

Within a short walk

What else the map names within four hundred metres of Ballycatten Fort.

Sunday’s Well
Shrines
270 m

Other ringforts and sites in Ballinspittle

Nearest to Ballycatten Fort first, and the figure beside each one is how far it is from Ballycatten Fort, in a straight line. Same point, same measure.

James' Fort
7.3 km

Leighmoney Castle
7.7 km

Lissaphooca
10 km

All 4 ringforts and sites in Ballinspittle

Questions people ask

Where is Ballycatten Fort?

In Ballinspittle, County Cork, 610 m west of the centre.

What are the opening hours of Ballycatten Fort?

Opening hours are not available on this page yet. Check with the business before travelling.

How far is Ballycatten Fort from the centre of Ballinspittle?

610 m west of the centre, measured in a straight line. The map above can work out the walk along the footpaths from wherever you are.

Are there other ringforts and sites near Ballycatten Fort?

4 in Ballinspittle altogether. The nearest are James' Fort, Leighmoney Castle and Lissaphooca.

How do you get to Ballycatten Fort without a car?

The nearest stop in the national timetable is Ballinspittle, 480 m away in a straight line, and buses 253 and 254 call there, run by TFI Local Link Cork. The planner on this page works out the walk from that stop over real footways and the whole journey from wherever you are starting, for the day and time you choose.

Where this comes from

From the map: The name, the kind of place, the address where the record carries one, and any website, phone or opening hours shown as recorded on the map are tags on OpenStreetMap way/328960225, and can be corrected there.
Worked out here: Every distance, the nearest road where the record has no address, which car park and which stop are nearest, and the order of the lists are this site’s own calculations from those records. Distances are straight lines between two points, not walks along the footpaths, and the map will route the real walk on request. A mistake in any of this is a mistake here rather than on the map.

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