Three Castle Head
Three Castle Head is a locality in County Cork, Munster. Three Castle Head is situated nearby to the locality Dunlough Island, as well as near Sligger Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Dunlough Castle and Mizen Head.
Dunlough Castle
Photo: Dunlough, Public domain.
Dunlough Castle, standing atop the cliffs at the northern tip of the Mizen Peninsula, looks at the Atlantic Ocean from the extreme southwest point of Ireland.
Mizen Head
Scenic viewpoint
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Mizen Head is traditionally regarded as the most southerly point of mainland Ireland although Brow Head is the actual southernmost point. It is at the end of the Mizen Peninsula in the district of Carbery in County Cork. Mizen Head is situated 3½ km south of Three Castle Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sheep’s Head and Crookhaven.
Sheep’s Head
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 Bantry Bay and Dunmanus Bay in County Cork, Ireland. Sheep’s Head is situated 7 km north of Three Castle Head.
Crookhaven
Village
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Crookhaven is a village in County Cork, Ireland, on the most southwestern tip of the island of Ireland. 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. Crookhaven is situated 8 km east of Three Castle Head.
Goleen
Village
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Goleen is a small rural village in County Cork on the south-western tip of Ireland. Farming, tourism and construction work are among the main occupations of the local people. Goleen is situated 9 km east of Three Castle Head.
Three Castle Head
- Type: Locality
- Description: cape in County Cork, Ireland
- Category: cape
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.48145° or 51° 28′ 53″ northLongitude
-9.83969° or 9° 50′ 23″ westElevation
18 metres (59 feet)Open location code
9C3GF5J6+H4OpenStreetMap ID
node 3622436095OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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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”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dunlough Island and Sligger Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Illaunnacaheragh and Mizen Peak.
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