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Desmond Castle, near Ballinspittle

Desmond Castle is a castle on Cork Street in County Cork, 6.7 km north-east of Ballinspittle.

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Kind
Castles
Address
Cork Street
From Ballinspittle
6.7 km north-east, in a straight line
Phone
+353 21 477 4855
Website
www.heritageireland.ie/en/south-west/desmondcastle
Desmond Castel in Kinsale, Ireland
Desmond Castel in Kinsale, Ireland·ME, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Desmond Castel in Kinsale, Ireland·ME, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Destination, access and nearby stops

Desmond Castle 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 6.7 km north-east of the centre of Ballinspittle in a straight line, on Cork Street. The map records no stop within walking distance.
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Stops near it

The nearest scheduled stop is Kinsale Qrtr (10495), 260 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

  • Kinsale Qrtr 260 m
    bus 253c
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  • Kinsale 290 m
    buses 226, 253c, 254, 253 and 255 among others
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  • Kinsale Coll 420 m
    buses 255 and 254
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  • Kinsale C Sch 560 m
    buses 254 and 253
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  • Community Hospital 690 m
    buses 255 and 253c
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Getting to Ballinspittle covers the journeys into the town itself.

Other castles in Ballinspittle

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

All 9 castles in Ballinspittle

Questions people ask

Where is Desmond Castle?
Near Ballinspittle, County Cork, 6.7 km north-east of the centre.
How do you contact Desmond Castle?
Contact Desmond Castle on +353 21 477 4855. Visit www.heritageireland.ie/en/south-west/desmondcastle.
How far is Desmond Castle from the centre of Ballinspittle?
6.7 km north-east 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 castles near Desmond Castle?
9 in Ballinspittle altogether. The nearest are Ringrone Castle, Kilgobbin Castle and Shippool Castle.
How do you get to Desmond Castle without a car?
The nearest stop in the national timetable is Kinsale Qrtr, 260 m away in a straight line, and bus 253c 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.

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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/882121818, and can be corrected there.
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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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