Spike Island

Spike Island (Irish: Inis Píc) is an island of 103 acres (42 ha) in Cork Harbour, Ireland. Originally the site of a monastic settlement, the island is dominated by an 18th-century bastion fort now named Fort Mitchel.

The island's strategic location within the harbour meant it was used at times for defence and as a prison. Since the early 21st century the island has been developed as a heritage tourist attraction, with €5.5 million investment in exhibition and visitor spaces and accompanying tourism marketing. There were in excess of 81,000 visitors to the island during 2019, a 21% increase on 2018 numbers. Spike Island was named top European tourist attraction at the 2017 World Travel Awards.

Text adapted from “Spike Island, County Cork” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Spike Island zajmuje 868. miejsce na 3813 w rankingu rozpoznawalności zamków tego atlasu i 16. wśród 53 obiektów w Irlandii. Powstał w c. 1750 i jest starszy niż 19% datowanych obiektów atlasu — jeden z 274 obiektów atlasu powstałych w XVIII wiek. Zobacz w statystykach zamków, jak wypada Irlandia.

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