• Cork Heritage Open Day. August 17th 2024. Learn more ... Culture Night at MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory. 20th September 2024.
  • Blackrock Castle was in the ownership of the City of Cork following a charter of James I to the city in 1608.
  • Blackrock Castle Observatory, Cork. 8,994 likes · 18 talking about this · 17,816 were here. We are Cork’s fun and exciting location to learn about the...
  • A visit to Blackrock Castle Observatory is arguably one of the best things to do in Cork City (especially on a rainy day!).
  • When James I visited the City of Cork in 1608, he gave Blackrock Castle to the City of Cork after it had been replaced by a full castle in 1601.
  • Established as a stronghold in 1582, Blackrock Castle was later the seat of Cork’s maritime courts. It reopened as a science museum in 2007.
  • Blackrock Castle and Observarory in Cork Stock Photo - Image of culture, county: 25046136 Cork blackrock castle By Dreamstime.com.
  • Blackrock Castle is the ancestral seat of the Dukes of Devonshire. It stands at the top of Cork Hill, and is a famous landmark in Cork City, Ireland.
  • It seems that Blackrock Castle Observatory Cork has been the scene of various wars because it includes a wide range of different kinds of cannons.
  • Blackrock castle is a 19th Century castle situated on the banks of the River Lee about two kilometres from the centre of Cork City.