It's so big, you could fit the whole of Alcatraz Island inside it! Visitors can get up close and personal with the towering entrance walls, huge parade ground, as well as many buildings and tunnels. The iconic star-shaped Fort Mitchel that still stands strong to this day was built by the British army in the early 1800s. Tours take you around modern prison cells, as well as the dubiously named "Shivs and Shanks" exhibition! In fact, at this time it was the largest known prison in the world! One can explore the chilling Punishment Block and "dark cells" from this troubled time.Įven in modern times, Spike Island remained a prison, only closing its prison gates for the last time in 2004. Spike Island Island, Cork, Munster (Ireland), elevation 24 m Press to show information about this location Forecast Nearby Map Sea and coast Details Current conditions 14° Feels like 14° 0 mm 5 m/s Table Graph Night Morning Afternoon Evening Max/min temp. This identity stuck, and the island would again become a prison during the Great Famine in 1847. Spike Island first became an island prison during the mid 1600s, when thousands of prisoners were kept here during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. Today, visitors can follow in the footsteps of the monks by embarking on their daily pilgrimage on the outer island walking trail. Despite the island being ravaged by Vikings in the 9th century, there are reports of a monastic settlement lasting here until the 16th century. The history of Spike Island began over 1,300 years ago, when St Mochuda founded an early Christian monastery at the site. At Glastonbury, amid the shiny happy people and middle-class kids dropped off by their parents, there were always knots of shirtless lads who seemed half a pill away from getting violent.
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