Cape Clear Lighthouse

Cape Clear Lighthouse: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Cape Clear Lighthouse

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Cape Clear Lighthouse — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 51.43445, -9.48466. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cape Clear Lighthouse

• Sherkin Island · river spot · Munster · ~8 km · Must-see
• Heir Island · river spot · Munster · ~9 km · Must-see
• Skeam West · river spot · Munster · ~10 km · Must-see
• Skeam East · river spot · Munster · ~10 km · Must-see
• Castle Island · river spot · ~10 km · Must-see
• Long Island · river spot · Munster · ~11 km · Must-see
• Spanish Island · river spot · Munster · ~11 km · Must-see
• Dún na Station castle · fort · Munster · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fastnet Rock · river spot · Munster · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fastnet Lighthouse · beach · Munster · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ringarogy Island · river spot · Munster · ~13 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity, Church of Ireland · church · Munster · ~14 km · Must-see
• Kilcoe Castle · fort · Munster · ~16 km · Must-see
• The Altar Church · church · Munster · ~18 km · Must-see
• St. Matthias Church Ballydehob · church · Munster · ~18 km · Must-see
• Cloghan Castle · fort · Munster · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tragumna · beach · ~21 km · Must-see
• Dunmanus Bay · beach · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cape Clear Lighthouse

Other forts & heritage near Cape Clear Lighthouse

• Dún na Station castle · fort · Munster · ~12 km · Must-see
• Kilcoe Castle · fort · Munster · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cloghan Castle · fort · Munster · ~19 km · Must-see
• Dunlough Castle · fort · Munster · ~31 km · Must-see
• Killnaruane Pillar Stone · fort · Munster · ~33 km · Must-see
• Drombeg Stone Circle · fort · Munster · ~39 km · Must-see
• Castle Donovan · fort · Munster · ~40 km · Must-see
• Coppingers Court · fort · Munster · ~41 km · Must-see
• Castle Salem · fort · Munster · ~43 km · Must-see
• Dunboy Castle · fort · Munster · ~47 km · Must-see

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