Castle
Blackrock Castle
🇮🇪 Ireland
Blackrock Castle is a castellated fortification located at Blackrock, about 2 km from Cork city centre on the banks of the River Lee in Ireland. Originally developed as a coastal defence fortification in the 16th century to protect upper Cork Harbour and port, the site now houses an observatory, visitor centre and restaurant.
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Blackrock Castle ranks #1,743 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #32 of the 53 mapped in Ireland. See how Ireland compares in the castle statistics.
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