Belvelly Castle
Belvelly Castle is a tower house in County Cork. Its setting is 1.5 km southeast of Glounthaune. Around it, within 15 km, lie 11 more places, Fota Wildlife Park (800 m) first on our list.
Castle near Glounthaune
Just outside Glounthaune
Belvelly Castle is 1.5 km southeast of Glounthaune. Towns near it ↓
Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
The weather, month by month
The warmest afternoons in Glounthaune run June to September, at 18–20°C.
Belvelly Castle
Articles on it exist in 4 languages. It is one of the places to visit in County Cork.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 1.5 km southeast of Glounthaune
- Official site
- belvellycastle.com
Around Belvelly Castle, mapped
The map centres on Belvelly Castle, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Towns a short way from Belvelly Castle
Of these 8 towns, the largest is Douglas (22,029 people). All of these towns include it on their pages.
- 1Glounthaune
- 2Carrigtwohill
- 3Cobh
- 4Passage West-Monkstown
- 5Douglas
- 6Ringaskiddy-Loughbeg
- 7Glanmire
- 8Shanbally
Glounthaune
Carrigtwohill
Cobh
Passage West-Monkstown
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Belvelly Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glounthaune | 1.5 km northwest of it | 5,000 | 15 |
| Carrigtwohill | 2.2 km northeast of it | 5,568 | 6 |
| Cobh | 2.4 km south of it | 14,148 | 13 |
| Passage West-Monkstown | 2.6 km southwest of it | 6,051 | 11 |
| Douglas | 3.9 km west of it | 22,029 | 35 |
| Ringaskiddy-Loughbeg | 6.7 km south of it | 575 | 8 |
| Glanmire | 6.9 km northwest of it | 4,454 | 10 |
| Shanbally | 7.5 km southwest of it | 350 | 7 |
Also near Belvelly Castle
A visit can add 3 museums, 2 castles and a zoo, from 11 places within 15 km.
ZooFota Wildlife Park800 m away · 415K visitors a year (2022)2
CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral4.1 km away3
MuseumSpike Island6.2 km away4
CastleMTU Blackrock Castle Observatory7 km away5
CastleBarryscourt Castle3.5 km away6
MuseumCamden Fort Meagher9 km away7GardenGardenFota Arboretum & Gardens600 m away8MuseumMuseumPassage West Maritime Museum CLG2.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Belvelly Castle
Where is Belvelly Castle?
Belvelly Castle is 1.5 km southeast of Glounthaune, Cork.
What is Belvelly Castle?
Tower house in County Cork, Ireland.
How well known is Belvelly Castle?
Belvelly Castle has 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #297 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Belvelly Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Glounthaune, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Belvelly Castle?
Within 15 km: Fota Wildlife Park (800 m), Saint Colman's Cathedral (4.1 km), Spike Island (6.2 km) and MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory (7 km).
Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Belvelly Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fota Wildlife Park: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Colman's Cathedral: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spike Island: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory: Raúl Corral, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barryscourt Castle: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Camden Fort Meagher: Guliolopez, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).