Doolic Rock

Doolic Rock is an islet in County Cork, Munster. Doolic Rock is situated nearby to the locality Galley Head, as well as near Dundeady Island.

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 6 km northeast of Doolic Rock.

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 7 km northwest of Doolic Rock.

Doolic Rock

Type: Islet
Also known as: “Dhulic” and “Doolie Rock”
Categories: rock, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.52535° or 51° 31′ 31″ north

Longitude

-8.96432° or 8° 57′ 52″ west

Open location code

9C3HG2GP+47

OpenStreetMap ID

way 892362183

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

2964725

Wikidata ID

Q31569933

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In Other Languages

“Doolic Rock” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Doolic Rock”

Localities in the Area

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