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Old Head of Kinsale

The Old Head of Kinsale is a headland near , , . A castle has been on the headland since at least the 3rd century, with the current iteration built in 1223.
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Photo: Coolavokig, Public domain.
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: headland near Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Old Head”
  • Historically known as: “Kinsale Head”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Old Head of Kinsale Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
Photo: Coolavokig, Public domain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballinspittle.

Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , Ireland. It is in the barony of Courceys and lies about 8 km southwest of , on the R600 road. It is near Garrylucas and Garrettstown Blue Flag beaches. is situated 8 km northwest of Old Head of Kinsale.

Old Head of Kinsale

Latitude
51.60403° or 51° 36′ 15″ north
Longitude
-8.5347° or 8° 32′ 5″ west
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
9C3HJF38+J4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 28533452
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
2962171
Wiki­data ID
Q1788904
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Old Head of Kinsale” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Old Head of Kinsale”
  • Breton: “An Seancheann”
  • Cebuano: “Old Head of Kinsale”
  • Chinese: “老金塞尔角”
  • French: “Phare de Old Head of Kinsale”
  • Irish: “An Seancheann”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Old Head of Kinsale”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Old Head of Kinsale”
  • Norwegian: “Old Head of Kinsale”
  • Slovenian: “Old Head of Kinsale”
  • Spanish: “Cabo de Old Head of Kinsale”
  • Spanish: “Old Head of Kinsale”
  • Swedish: “Old Head of Kinsale”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Coosgorm and Old Head Golf Links.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Old Head of Kinsale”. Photo: Coolavokig, Public domain.