Black Head
Black Head is a locality in County Cork, Munster. Black Head is situated nearby to the locality Ballymackean, as well as near Bottom Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Head of Kinsale Lighthouse.
Old Head of Kinsale Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Coolavokig, Public domain.
Old Head of Kinsale Lighthouse is situated 2½ km south of Black Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Head of Kinsale and Ballinspittle.
Old Head of Kinsale
Locality
Photo: Coolavokig, Public domain.
The Old Head of Kinsale is a headland near Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. A castle has been on the headland since at least the 3rd century, with the current iteration built in 1223. Old Head of Kinsale is situated 3 km south of Black Head.
Ballinspittle
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballinspittle is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is in the barony of Courceys and lies about 8 km southwest of Kinsale, on the R600 road. It is near Garrylucas and Garrettstown Blue Flag beaches. Ballinspittle is situated 6 km northwest of Black Head.
Summer Cove
Locality
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Summer Cove is part of Kinsale town on the Kinsale harbour, on the south coast of Ireland; it faces westwards across the entrance of the harbour to the Castlepark peninsula. Summer Cove is situated 8 km north of Black Head.
Black 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
51.62903° or 51° 37′ 45″ northLongitude
-8.52932° or 8° 31′ 46″ westElevation
32 metres (105 feet)Open location code
9C3HJFHC+J7OpenStreetMap ID
node 3523963615OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Black Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Black Head”
- Swedish: “Black Head”
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Localities in the Area
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