Dunowen Head
Dunowen Head is a locality in County Cork, Munster. Dunowen Head is situated nearby to the locality Keameen Point, as well as near Ballynoe.| 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. Galley Head Lighthouse is situated 2½ km southwest of Dunowen Head.
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 3 km north of Dunowen 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 9 km northwest of Dunowen Head.
Clonakilty
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Dunowen 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
51.53965° or 51° 32′ 23″ northLongitude
-8.91995° or 8° 55′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C3HG3QJ+V2OpenStreetMap ID
node 3539660067OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2964483Wikidata ID
Q26716196
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Dunowen Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Dunowen Head”
- Swedish: “Dunowen Head”
Localities in the Area
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