Elizabeth Fort
Elizabeth Fort is a 17th century fort. It is within South Gate’s neighbourhood. This is a site of Cork City Council Cork City Council.
Fort in South Gate
Inside South Gate
Elizabeth Fort is inside South Gate’s neighbourhood. 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.
Month by month in South Gate
The warmest stretch in South Gate is June to September, at 18–20°C in the afternoon.
Elizabeth Fort
Among its facilities are guided tours. Articles on it exist in 3 languages. Worth the trip, St. Fin Barre's Cathedral is 200 m off.
- Type
- Fort
- Run by
- Cork City Council Cork City Council
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- in South Gate
- Official site
- corkcity.ie/en/elizabeth-fort
Opening times and entry
Its place on the map
Numbered points are the places near Elizabeth Fort, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is South Gate’s neighbourhood. · CSO 2022 outline
Nearby towns
Turner's Cross, with 7,208 people, is the largest of the 8. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
South Gate
Gillabbey
Cork City Centre
Glasheen
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Elizabeth Fort is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Gate | It’s in town | 7,185 | 26 |
| Gillabbey | 100 m west of it | 5,857 | 26 |
| Cork City Centre | 200 m north of it | 3,701 | 26 |
| Glasheen | 300 m southwest of it | 5,981 | 26 |
| Sunday's Well | 400 m northwest of it | 2,807 | 26 |
| Turner's Cross | 600 m south of it | 7,208 | 26 |
| Knockrea | 700 m east of it | 5,228 | 26 |
| Shandon | 700 m north of it | 3,539 | 26 |
Combine it with these
There are 3 museums, 2 churches and a cathedral within 15 km, and more besides.
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral200 m away2
Abbey or prioryRed Abbey400 m away3
MuseumCork Butter Museum900 m away4
Art galleryCrawford Art Gallery700 m away5
MuseumLewis Glucksman Gallery800 m away6ChurchChurchShandon Bells & Tower, St Anne's Church900 m away7MuseumMuseumNano Nagle Place400 m away8ChurchChurchSt. Finbarr's South Church500 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Elizabeth Fort
Where is Elizabeth Fort?
Elizabeth Fort is in South Gate, Cork, inside the town’s neighbourhood.
What is Elizabeth Fort?
17th century fort in Cork, Ireland.
Who runs Elizabeth Fort?
Cork City Council Cork City Council.
How well known is Elizabeth Fort?
Elizabeth Fort has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #297 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Elizabeth Fort?
June to September are the warmest months in South Gate, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Elizabeth Fort?
Within 15 km: St. Fin Barre's Cathedral (200 m), Red Abbey (400 m), Cork Butter Museum (900 m) and Crawford Art Gallery (700 m).
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 (6)
- Elizabeth Fort: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Fin Barre's Cathedral: Flickr member Charlie cravero, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Abbey: HarryLande, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cork Butter Museum: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crawford Art Gallery: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Glucksman Gallery: Lewis Glucksman Gallery, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).