The Top 20 Natural Monuments in Cork
Cork’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20
beautiful natural monuments in Cork. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
beautiful natural monuments in Cork. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
Last updated: October 1, 2025
A great all-round view of the Beara Peninsula and the mountain ranges to the east of Hungry Hill. The summit is marked by a survey point. Behind some rocky outcrops …
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Best view of the reconstructed bridge and the surrounding rock formations. You can only get here after entering the visitor center.
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Very nice laid out and maintained gardens around the actual castle - really worth the entry fee (currently 18€). The Blarney stone is a bit of a 'must do' attraction …
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You can only get here if you have paid the €7.50 entrance fee at the visitor center. Not a lighthouse in the true sense, but a nice additional exhibition in …
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The National Monument Grand Parade was erected to commemorate the Irish Patriots who died during the period 1798 - 1867. Located in Cork City centre on an area where the …
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The Drombeg Stone Circle consists of 17 stones arranged in a circle. It was probably built in the Bronze Age and was an important place for the rituals and celebrations …
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A very beautiful natural area with good hiking trails.
You should be sure-footed and be careful when it rains, as the stones are a bit slippery.
There is wild water …
You should be sure-footed and be careful when it rains, as the stones are a bit slippery.
There is wild water …
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The Italian Garden itself, with its stone pavilion above the coast, but above all the rich flowering borders, is in fact like the gardens that are typical of the Mediterranean …
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A nice path along the freshwater Kilkeran Lake. A nature reserve and an important bird sanctuary.
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The dream beach Barley Cove is located between two headlands on the Mizen Peninsula in West Cork. The beach is ideal for a trip with the whole family. It impresses …
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