Three Castle Head

Three Castle Head is a locality in , . Three Castle Head is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Dunlough Castle and Mizen Head.

Photo: Dunlough, Public domain.
, standing atop the cliffs at the northern tip of the , looks at the Atlantic Ocean from the extreme southwest point of .

Scenic viewpoint
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is traditionally regarded as the most southerly point of mainland Ireland although is the actual southernmost point. It is at the end of the Mizen Peninsula in the district of Carbery in . is situated 3½ km south of Three Castle Head.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sheep’s Head and Crookhaven.

Locality
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Sheep's Head, also known as Muntervary, is the headland at the end of the Sheep's Head peninsula situated between and in , . is situated 7 km north of Three Castle Head.

Village
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is a village in , Ireland, on the most southwestern tip of the . With an out-of-season population of about sixty, it swells in the summer season to about four hundred, when the occupants of the seasonal holiday homes arrive. is situated 8 km east of Three Castle Head.

Village
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is a small rural village in on the south-western tip of . Farming, tourism and construction work are among the main occupations of the local people. is situated 9 km east of Three Castle Head.

Three Castle Head

Latitude
51.48145° or 51° 28′ 53″ north
Longitude
-9.83969° or 9° 50′ 23″ west
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
9C3GF5J6+H4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3622436095
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
2961218
Wiki­data ID
Q26715345
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Satellite Map

Discover Three Castle Head from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Three Castle Head” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Three Castle Head”
  • Swedish: “Three Castle Head”

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