Island · near Schull · Cork

Colla Pier

Colla Pier is an island 1.7 km south of Schull. A short trip away is Dunasead Castle, 13 km off. On the county map, it is in County Cork.

Where

1.7 km

south of Schull

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–19°C

In brief

Island near Schull

Just outside Schull

Colla Pier is 1.7 km south of Schull. 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.

When to go

Choosing a month

Warmest in Schull are June to September, at 17–19°C.

Jan10° / 5°151 mm

Feb10° / 5°117 mm

Mar11° / 5°100 mm

Apr13° / 6°87 mm

May15° / 9°82 mm

Jun17° / 11°93 mm

Jul18° / 12°103 mm

Aug19° / 13°109 mm

Sep17° / 11°107 mm

Oct14° / 9°144 mm

Nov12° / 7°151 mm

Dec10° / 5°159 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Schull, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for Schull (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Schull’s full climate →

About

Colla Pier

Island.

Type: Island
Town: 1.7 km south of Schull

Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Locating Colla Pier

Orange shows Colla Pier; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Bases near Colla Pier

Among the 6, Bantry is the biggest, home to 2,929 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then towns within 20 km.

1 · 1.7 km north of it

Schull

669 people · 2 places to visit

2 · 9.3 km northeast of it

Ballydehob

345 people

3 · 13 km north of it

Durrus

381 people · 2 places to visit

4 · 13 km east of it

Baltimore

414 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Colla Pier is	People	Places to visit
Schull	1.7 km north of it	669	2
Ballydehob	9.3 km northeast of it	345	0
Durrus	13 km north of it	381	2
Baltimore	13 km east of it	414	10
Skibbereen	21 km east of it	2,903	5
Bantry	21 km northeast of it	2,929	4

Each has its own page of things to do.

Make a day of it

Next door to Colla Pier

Our list has 2 castles, 2 natural landscapes and 2 gardens within 15 km, among others.

CastleDunasead Castle13 km away 2Natural landscapeNatural landscapeLong Island1.7 km away 3Natural landscapeNatural landscapeHeir Island8.6 km away 4MuseumMuseumCape Clear Heritage Centre9.4 km away 5Historic houseHistoric houseSherkin Island11 km away 6GardenGardenHeron Gallery Café and Gardens12 km away 7GardenGardenCarraig Abhainn Gardens13 km away 8CastleCastleDún Na Séad Castle13 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions before you go

Where is Colla Pier?

Colla Pier is 1.7 km south of Schull, Cork.

What is Colla Pier?

Island.

When is the best time to visit Colla Pier?

June to September are the warmest months in Schull, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Colla Pier?

Within 15 km: Dunasead Castle (13 km), Long Island (1.7 km), Heir Island (8.6 km) and Cape Clear Heritage Centre (9.4 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 (1)

Dunasead Castle: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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).