Rams Head
Rams Head is a locality in County Cork, Munster. Rams Head is situated nearby to the locality Fort Camden Camp Field Entrance, as well as near Crosshavenhill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: cape in County Cork, Ireland
- Also known as: “Ram Point”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Spike Island and Roche’s Point Lighthouse.
Spike Island
Islet
Photo: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Spike Island is an island of 103 acres in Cork Harbour, Ireland. Originally the site of a monastic settlement, the island is dominated by an 18th-century bastion fort now named Fort Mitchel. Spike Island is situated 3 km north of Rams Head.
Roche’s Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Peter Newbold, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roche's Point Lighthouse is situated at the entrance to Cork Harbour, Ireland. A lighthouse was first established on 4 June 1817 to guide ships into Cork Harbour.
Fort Davis
Barracks
Photo: Guliolopez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Davis, is a coastal defence fortification close to Whitegate, County Cork, Ireland. Together with similar structures at Fort Mitchel, Fort Camden, and Templebreedy Battery, the fort was built to defend the mouth of Cork Harbour.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crosshaven and Whitegate.
Crosshaven
Photo: lizard queen, CC BY 2.0.
Crosshaven is a coastal village in County Cork, with a population of 3300 in 2022. It's at the point where the River Owenabue flows into Cork Harbour, and its Irish name is Bun an Tabhairne, "mouth of the river Sabhrann".
Whitegate
Village
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitegate is a small village in East Cork on the eastern shore of Cork Harbour in County Cork, Ireland. It lies within the townlands of Ballincarroonig and Corkbeg. Whitegate is situated 3½ km northeast of Rams Head.
Ringaskiddy
Village
Photo: Ralph Rawlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ringaskiddy is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is located on the western side of Cork Harbour, south of Cobh, and is 15 kilometres from Cork city, to which it is connected by the N28 road. Ringaskiddy is situated 4 km northwest of Rams Head.
Rams Head
- Category: cape
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.80855° or 51° 48′ 31″ northLongitude
-8.2739° or 8° 16′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C3HRP5G+CCOpenStreetMap ID
node 4794306332OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeOpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Rams Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rams Head”
- Swedish: “Rams Head (udde i Irland)”
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Localities in the Area
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