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.

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″ north

Longitude

-8.95193° or 8° 57′ 7″ west

Elevation

4 metres (13 feet)

Open location code

9C3HG2HX+P6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 28487040

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

2964186

Wikidata ID

Q26715761

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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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