Melmore Head
Melmore Head is a cape in County Donegal, Ulster. Melmore Head is situated nearby to the locality Gortnalughoge, as well as near Ballyhoorisky.Places of Interest
Highlights include Crocknasleigh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tamney.
Tamney
Locality
Tamney, also known as Tawney or Tawny, is a small village and townland in Fanad in the north of County Donegal in Ireland. It was the only postal town of the peninsula of Fanad in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Tamney is situated 9 km southeast of Melmore Head.
Melmore Head
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in County Donegal, Ireland
- Category: landform
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.25417° or 55° 15′ 15″ north
Longitude
-7.78667° or 7° 47′ 12″ west
Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)
Open location code
9C7J7637+M8
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Melmore Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Melmore Head”
- Swedish: “Melmore Head”
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Highlights include Ballyhoorisky Point and Boyeeghter Bay.
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