Erris Head

Erris Head is a promontory at the northernmost tip of the , located in the barony of Erris in northwest , . It is used as a landmark by mariners and weather forecasters, and is also a scenic viewpoint, with views of the Atlantic Ocean and steep rocky cliffs.
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Photo: Conor Lawless, CC BY 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belmullet and Cill Ghallagáin.

Town
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is a coastal Gaeltacht town with a population of 1,019 on the in the barony of Erris, , . It is the commercial and cultural heart of the barony of Erris, which has a population of almost 10,000.

Village
Photo: Comhar, Public domain.
is a small Gaeltacht coastal townland and village in the northwest corner of Parish, , Ireland, an area of 345 hectares in size.

Erris Head

Latitude
54.30879° or 54° 18′ 32″ north
Longitude
-9.99721° or 9° 59′ 50″ west
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
9C6G8253+G4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5145386456
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
2964393
Wiki­data ID
Q2703868
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Erris Head” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Erris lurmuturra”
  • Breton: “Ceann Iorrais”
  • Cebuano: “Erris Head”
  • Dutch: “Erris Head”
  • French: “cap Erris”
  • French: “Cap Erris”
  • Irish: “Ceann Iorrais”
  • Italian: “Capo Erris”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Erris Head”
  • Polish: “Erris”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Ceann Iorrais”
  • Spanish: “Cabo de Erris”
  • Spanish: “Erris Head”
  • Swedish: “Erris Head”

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