Shee Head
Shee Head is a locality in County Cork, Munster. Shee Head is situated nearby to the locality Ardnakinna Point, as well as near Doonigar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ardnakinna Lighthouse and Dunboy Castle.
Ardnakinna Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Peter Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Castletownbere Directional Light
Lighthouse
Photo: MikaLaureque, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castletownbere Directional Light is a lighthouse, which is situated 3½ km north of Shee 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
Photo: Robert Wilcox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 7 km east of Shee Head.
Sheep’s Head
Locality
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 9 km southeast of Shee Head.
Shee Head
- Type: Locality
- Category: cape
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.61415° or 51° 36′ 51″ northLongitude
-9.91191° or 9° 54′ 43″ westElevation
52 metres (171 feet)Open location code
9C3GJ37Q+M6OpenStreetMap ID
node 4312490412OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Shee Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shee Head”
- Swedish: “Shee Head”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ardnakinna Point and Doonigar.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Derrycreeveen Signal Tower and Dunboy Wood.
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