Spanish Head
Spanish Head is a promontory on the southwestern coast of the Isle of Man, rising over 110 metres from sea level. Spanish Head is 6 kilometres south west of Port St Mary, and the Calf of Man lies to the southwest of the head, separated from it by the Calf Sound.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Phil Catterall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kitterland and Mull Hill.
Kitterland
Island
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kitterland is an islet in the Calf Sound between the Isle of Man and the Calf of Man in the Irish Sea. Kitterland is currently owned by the Manx National Trust and has a wealth of bird and marine wildlife.
Mull Hill
Peak
Photo: kevin rothwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meayll Hill is a small hill in the exclave of Rushen parish at the southern end of the Isle of Man, just outside the village of Cregneash. It is the site of a chambered cairn called Meayll Circle or Mull Circle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cregneash and Towlfoggy.
Cregneash
Hamlet
Cregneash or Cregneish is a small village and tourist destination in the extreme south-west of the Isle of Man, about 1 mi from Port Erin. Most of the village is now part of a living museum run by Manx National Heritage.
Port St Mary
Photo: Richard Hoare, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port St Mary is a village near the southwest tip of the Isle of Man. It has a small harbour for leisure and fishing craft, but the main reason to visit is to explore the peninsula beyond, which has a scenic hamlet, gaping chasms, megaliths and clifftop views.
Spanish Head
- Type: Cape
- Description: promontory on the Isle of Man
- Category: landform
- Location: Rushen, Isle of Man, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.05686° or 54° 3′ 25″ northLongitude
-4.78135° or 4° 46′ 53″ westElevation
21 metres (69 feet)Open location code
9C6Q3649+PFOpenStreetMap ID
node 4506345193OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Spanish Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Spanish Head”
- Chinese: “西班牙角”
- Lithuanian: “Speniš Hedas”
- Polish: “Spanish Head”
- Swedish: “Spanish Head (udde i Isle of Man)”
- Swedish: “Spanish Head”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Spanish Head”. Photo: Phil Catterall, CC BY-SA 2.0.