--- title: "Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills, Ireland: The Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills was one of three Royal gunpowder mills that manufactured gunpowder for…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/ballincollig-royal-gunpowder-mills" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/ballincollig-royal-gunpowder-mills.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Gunpowder_Mills%2C_Ballincollig%2C_Co._Cork._Western_Watch_House..JPG/3840px-Gunpowder_Mills%2C_Ballincollig%2C_Co._Cork._Western_Watch_House..JPG" --- Ruined powder mills in Cork City, Ireland # Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills The Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills was one of three Royal gunpowder mills that manufactured gunpowder for the British Government. ![Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Gunpowder_Mills%2C_Ballincollig%2C_Co._Cork._Western_Watch_House..JPG/3840px-Gunpowder_Mills%2C_Ballincollig%2C_Co._Cork._Western_Watch_House..JPG) Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills · Wikimedia Commons The place The Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills was one of three Royal gunpowder mills that manufactured gunpowder for the British Government. Located in Ballincollig, Cork city, Ireland, largely in what is now the Ballincollig Regional Park, the powder mills were originally opened in 1794 as a private enterprise, before being taken over by the British Government during the Napoleonic Wars. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballincollig_Royal_Gunpowder_Mills), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills 10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Blarney Stone The Blarney Stone is a block of Carboniferous limestone built into the battlements of Blarney Castle, Blarney, about 8 kilometres from the centre of Cork City, Ireland. According to legend, kissing the stone endows the kisser with the gift of the gab. 4.2 km · Carboniferous limestone in Blarney Castle, Ireland, associated with the legend that kissing it endows one with the skill of speaking eloquently · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blarney_Stone) 2. University College Cork University College Cork is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland in Cork, Ireland. The university was founded in 1845 as one of three Queen's Colleges in Belfast, Cork, and Galway. 6.7 km · constituent university of the National University of Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_College_Cork) 3. Blarney Castle Blarney Castle is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, a town in Cork, Ireland. Though earlier fortifications were built on the same spot, the current keep was built by the MacCarthy of Muskerry dynasty, a cadet branch of the Kings of Desmond, and dates from 1446. 4.2 km · castle in Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blarney_Castle) 4. Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral is a Gothic Revival three-spire Church of Ireland cathedral in Cork city, Ireland. It is located on the south bank of the River Lee and dedicated to Finbarr of Cork, patron saint of the city. 7.5 km · cathedral in Cork, Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Fin_Barre%27s_Cathedral) 5. Turners Cross Turners Cross, also known as Turners Cross Stadium and officially as Munster FA Turners Cross Stadium from January 2026, is an all-seater football stadium located in and synonymous with the district of Turners Cross in Cork, Ireland. It is owned by the Munster Football Association, and is used by the MFA and by League of Ireland side Cork City. 8.4 km · Football stadium, home of Munster Football Association & Cork City FC · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turners_Cross_(stadium%29) 6. English Market The English Market is a municipal food market in the centre of Cork city, Ireland. It stretches from Princes Street to the Grand Parade, and combines Princes Street Market and Grand Parade Market. 8 km · Historic market in Cork city, Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Market) 7. Church of St Anne The Church of St Anne is a Church of Ireland church located in the Shandon district of Cork city in Ireland. Built between 1722 and 1726, it is situated on a hill overlooking the River Lee. 7.9 km · church in Cork, Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Anne,_Shandon) 8. Musgrave Park Musgrave Park, known as Virgin Media Park for sponsorship reasons, is a rugby football stadium in the city of Cork, Ireland. The ground is situated on Pearse Road in Ballyphehane. 8.2 km · Rugby football stadium in Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musgrave_Park,_Cork) 9. Carrigrohane Castle Carrigrohane Castle is located in the village of Carrigrohane, barony of Barretts in County Cork, Ireland. It is situated on a rocky cliff-edge which overlooks the River Lee. 2.1 km · castle in Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrigrohane_Castle) 10. The Elysian The Elysian is a mixed-use Celtic Tiger-era building at Eglinton Street in Cork, Ireland. Construction of the building was completed in early September 2008. 8.7 km · Irish landmark building · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elysian) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Go there ## Getting to Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills **Airports:** Cork (ORK), 9 km · Shannon (SNN), 93 km · Ireland West Knock (NOC), 225 km\ **Stations:** Cork Airport, 8.9 km · Cork Kent railway station, 9.1 km · Cork Albert Street railway station, 8.6 km\ - Shannon → Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/shannon-to-ballincollig-royal-gunpowder-mills) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Shannon&to=Ballincollig+Royal+Gunpowder+Mills) - Charlestown → Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/charlestown-to-ballincollig-royal-gunpowder-mills) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Charlestown&to=Ballincollig+Royal+Gunpowder+Mills) - Dublin → Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/dublin-to-ballincollig-royal-gunpowder-mills) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Dublin&to=Ballincollig+Royal+Gunpowder+Mills) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Ballincollig%20Royal%20Gunpowder%20Mills) Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get in There are no through-buses to Ireland from Great Britain or the continent: change in London for the ferry ports. - Get in Buses run from Rosslare ferry harbour via Wexford, Waterford, Dungarvan and Youghal to Cork, and continue to Kerry. - Get in Summer ferries from Roscoff and Santander sail to Cork, landing at Ringaskiddy 7 km south of the city. - Get around But they also have long day trips out to far-flung spots like Mizen Head and Ring of Kerry, impractical to reach without your own car. From [Wikivoyage: County Cork](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/County_Cork), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2025-08. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Inis Mór (Inishmore)](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/inis-mor) IE 8 ways of moving, 21 sources 157 km 2. [Lundy](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/lundy) GB 7 ways of moving, 11 sources 282 km 3. 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