Fair Head

Fair Head or Benmore is a five-kilometre-long, 200-metre-high, mountain cliff, close to the sea, at the north-eastern corner of , Northern Ireland.
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: dolerite mountain cliff, Northern Ireland
  • Also known as: Benmore

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballyvoy and Ballycastle.

Village
is a small and townland in , . It is on the main A2 coast road 5 km east of and 17 km north west of . is situated 2½ miles southwest of Fair Head.

is a small fishing port and beach resort, historically in in . Those counties have been abolished so the town is now in Causeway Coast and Glens District, and in 2011 had a population of 5237.

Fair Head

Latitude
55.22771° or 55° 13′ 40″ north
Longitude
-6.14816° or 6° 8′ 53″ west
Elevation
66 feet (20 metres)
Open location code
9C7M6VH2+3P
Geo­Names ID
2655894
Wiki­data ID
Q1931179
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Fair Head” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Fair Head
  • Breton: An Bhinn Mhór
  • Cebuano: Benmore Head
  • Czech: Fair Head
  • Dutch: Fair Head
  • French: Fair Head
  • Irish: An Bhinn Mhór, Contae Aontroma
  • Irish: An Bhinn Mhór
  • Japanese: フェア・ヘッド
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Fair Head
  • Swedish: Benmore Head
  • Swedish: Fair Head

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Murlough Bay and Rue Point.

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