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The Giant's Lake, near Castletownshend

The Giant's Lake is a lake in County Cork, 4.5 km west of Castletownshend.

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Known locally as The Giant's Lake. One of two small adjoining lakes on top of Cnoc Na nGabhar. Not sure of origin of name. resembes footprints but there are tales of a giant visiting Bluid.

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From Castletownshend
4.5 km west, in a straight line

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The Giant's Lake is in Castletownshend, 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 4.5 km west of the centre of Castletownshend in a straight line. The map records no stop within walking distance.
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No scheduled stop was found within 2.5 km of The Giant's Lake. On-demand services may not be included.

Getting to Castletownshend covers the journeys into the town itself.

Other lakes in Castletownshend

Nearest to The Giant's Lake first, and the figure beside each one is how far it is from The Giant's Lake, in a straight line. Same point, same measure.

All 40 lakes in Castletownshend

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Where is The Giant's Lake?
Near Castletownshend, County Cork, 4.5 km west of the centre.
What are the opening hours of The Giant's Lake?
Opening hours are not available on this page yet. Check with the business before travelling.
How far is The Giant's Lake from the centre of Castletownshend?
4.5 km 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 lakes near The Giant's Lake?
40 in Castletownshend altogether. The nearest are Lough Abisdealy, Soldier's Pool and Poll a’Dubhain.
How do you get to The Giant's Lake without a car?
No stop in the national timetable is within two and a half kilometres of The Giant's Lake. That is what the published timetable holds rather than a statement that nothing goes near: services that run on demand, and routes that file no schedule, are not in the feed at all.

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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/1001072007, 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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