Galley Head
Galley Head is a locality in County Cork, Munster. Galley Head is situated nearby to the locality Dundeady Island, as well as near Bealacoon Cove.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Galley Head Lighthouse.
Galley Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Chmee2, Public domain.
The Galley Head Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse outside of Rosscarbery, County Cork, on the south coast of Ireland. The lighthouse is situated on Galley Head at the southern end of the headland known as Dundeady island at 133 feet above sea level, overlooking the Celtic Sea and two beaches, Red Strand to the east and the Long Strand to the west.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardfield and Rosscarbery.
Ardfield
Locality
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardfield, historically Ardofoyle, is a small village and civil parish on the south-west coast of County Cork, Ireland. It lies 8 kilometres south of Clonakilty and 11 kilometres east of Rosscarbery, near Galley Head. Ardfield is situated 5 km northeast of Galley Head.
Rosscarbery
Village
Photo: John Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clonakilty, often shortened to "Clon", is a town on the coast of County Cork in southwest Ireland, 50 km southwest of Cork city. It's a seaside resort, with a population of 5000 in 2022. Rosscarbery is situated 8 km northwest of Galley Head.
Galley 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
51.52926° or 51° 31′ 45″ northLongitude
-8.95193° or 8° 57′ 7″ westElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
9C3HG2HX+P6OpenStreetMap ID
node 28487040OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Swedish—“Galley Head” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Ceann Dhún dTéide”
- Cebuano: “Galley Head”
- Irish: “Ceann Dhún dTéide”
- Irish: “Rinn Dhún dTéide”
- Swedish: “Galley Head”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dundeady Island and Bealacoon Cove.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sound Rock and Galley Head.
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