Doonbeg Head
Doonbeg Head is a locality in County Cork, Munster. Doonbeg Head is situated nearby to the locality Shee Head, as well as near Ardnakinna Point.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ardnakinna Lighthouse and Dunboy Castle.
Ardnakinna Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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The Ardnakinna Lighthouse, is an active aid to navigation located on Bere Island, County Cork at the western entrance to Castletownbere.
Dunboy Castle
Ruins
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Dunboy Castle is a ruined 15th-century castle on the Beara Peninsula in south-west Ireland near the town of Castletownbere. The castle's tower house and bawn were destroyed in the 1602 Siege of Dunboy, though its ruins remain open to the public. Dunboy Castle is situated 3½ km northwest of Doonbeg Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castletownbere and Rerrin.
Castletownbere
Photo: Ellynea, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castletownbere is a port on the Beara Peninsula in County Cork in the southwest of Ireland, with a population of 1000 in 2021. It's doubly sheltered: Bere Island creates the long anchorage of Bearhaven, then Dinish Island sits just outside the harbour.
Rerrin
Village
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Rerrin is the main village on Bere Island, within County Cork in Ireland. The village is located on the north of the island and is next to the sheltered mooring of Lawrence Cove. Rerrin is situated 6 km northeast of Doonbeg Head.
Sheep’s Head
Locality
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Sheep's Head, also known as Muntervary, is the headland at the end of the Sheep's Head peninsula situated between Bantry Bay and Dunmanus Bay in County Cork, Ireland. Sheep’s Head is situated 8 km south of Doonbeg Head.
Doonbeg 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
51.61089° or 51° 36′ 39″ northLongitude
-9.89022° or 9° 53′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C3GJ465+9WOpenStreetMap ID
node 5555205373OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
3230683Wikidata ID
Q26716999
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Doonbeg Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Doonbeg Head”
- Swedish: “Doonbeg Head”
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