Boilg Ghead
Boilg Ghead is a stone in County Kerry, Munster. Boilg Ghead is situated nearby to the cliff Faill na Croise, as well as near the archaeological site Dún Ceannúigh.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tobairin Holy Well and Coom Wedge Tomb.
Tobairin Holy Well
Spring
Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tobairin Holy Well is a spring, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Boilg Ghead.
Coom Wedge Tomb
Archaeological site
Photo: Jose Antonio Gutierrez D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Coom Wedge Tomb is a prehistoric site, a wedge tomb on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. It is near the Skellig Ring, a route in the west of the peninsula. Coom Wedge Tomb is situated 3 km southeast of Boilg Ghead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portmagee and Chapeltown.
Portmagee
Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Portmagee is a fishing village on the Iveragh Peninsula of County Kerry, with a population in 2016 of 123. In Irish it's An Caladh, "the ferry", because it was the port for Valentia Island, but a bridge now spans the channel.
Chapeltown
Village
Photo: Elkringo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapeltown is a village on Valentia Island in the south-west of County Kerry. It is the second major settlement on the Island, the other being Knightstown 4 kilometers away. Chapeltown is situated 7 km north of Boilg Ghead.
Knightstown
Village
Photo: Kmcnamee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Knightstown, alternatively called Knight's Town, is a village and the largest settlement on Valentia Island, County Kerry, in Ireland. It lies within the townland of Farranreagh, at the eastern tip of the island. Knightstown is situated 10 km northeast of Boilg Ghead.
Boilg Ghead
- Type: Stone
- Category: landform
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.84457° or 51° 50′ 41″ northLongitude
-10.34541° or 10° 20′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C3FRMV3+RROpenStreetMap ID
node 11904531969OpenStreetMap feature
natural=stone
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Faill na Croise and Dún Ceannúigh.
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