Sheep’s Head

Sheep's Head, also known as Muntervary, is the headland at the end of the Sheep's Head peninsula situated between and in , .
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: headland in Ireland
  • Also known as: “Sheep Head”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sheep’s Head Lighthouse and Lough Akeen.

Lighthouse
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sheep's Head Lighthouse is an active 20th century lighthouse positioned on Sheep's Head, , .

Photo: Matthew Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Three Castle Head.

Locality
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a locality, which is situated 7 km south of Sheep’s Head.

Sheep’s Head

Latitude
51.54089° or 51° 32′ 27″ north
Longitude
-9.85162° or 9° 51′ 6″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
9C3GG4RX+99
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3545568938
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
2962348
Wiki­data ID
Q2707869
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Sheep’s Head” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Sheep’s Head”
  • Breton: “Rinn Mhuintir Bháire”
  • Bulgarian: “Мунтерварй”
  • Cebuano: “Muntervary”
  • Dutch: “Sheep’s Head”
  • French: “Sheep’s Head”
  • Hebrew: “ראש הכבשה”
  • Irish: “Rinn Mhuintir Bháire”
  • Italian: “Sheep’s Head”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Muntervary”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rinn Mhuintir Bháire”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sheep’s Head”
  • Polish: “Sheep’s Head”
  • Slovak: “Sheep’s Head”
  • Swedish: “Muntervary”

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Highlights include Lough Akeen Lake View and Ballyroon Mountain.

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