Kilbrittain Whale, near Kinsale
Kilbrittain Whale is an attraction in County Cork, 12 km west of Kinsale.
In 2009, an 18-metre (59 ft) fin whale stranded and subsequently died on a beach in Courtmacsherry Bay, after becoming disorientated and lured by unusually high tides. The whale's skeleton is now on display in the public park
- Kind
- Attractions
- From Kinsale
- 12 km west, in a straight line
- Wheelchair
- Recorded as accessibleOne tag covering the whole place. It does not say whether the entrance, the inside, the toilets or the route to the door are step free, and this page will not say so either.
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Getting to Kilbrittain Whale
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How journey planning worksDestination, access and nearby stops
Kilbrittain Whale is in Kinsale, 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.
The nearest scheduled stop is Kilbrittain (11896), 450 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.
- Kilbrittain 450 m
buses 253 and 254Scheduled departures from this stop
- Coolmain 2.2 km
bus 254Scheduled departures from this stop
Getting to Kinsale covers the journeys into the town itself.
Other attractions in Kinsale
Nearest to Kilbrittain Whale first, and the figure beside each one is how far it is from Kilbrittain Whale, in a straight line. Same point, same measure.
- 6.7 km
- Kinsale Ghost Tours12 kmCork Street
- Kinsale Town Wall Model12 kmMarket Street
- Dermot Ryan's Heritage Town Walks12 kmEmmet Place
- Don & Barry’s Historic Stroll12 kmEmmet Place
- Spanish Galleon Mainmast12 kmPier Road
- Kinsale Harbour Cruises12 kmPier Road
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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 node/5025931495, 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.