Spike Island (Ireland)
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Name (Latin)
Spike Island (Ireland)
Coordinates
-8.285 -8.285 51.835 51.835 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Islands Ireland
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q3777131
Library of congress:
sh 88003367
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Brunicardi, N. Haulbowline, Spike, and Rocky Islands, c1982.
- Lippincott.
Wikipedia description:
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.
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