Black Head

Black Head is a locality in County Cork, Munster. Black Head is situated nearby to the locality Bottom Point, as well as near Quarry Point.

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″ north

Longitude

-8.52932° or 8° 31′ 46″ west

Elevation

32 metres (105 feet)

Open location code

9C3HJFHC+J7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3523963615

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

3230130

Wikidata ID

Q26716271

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Satellite Map

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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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