Sands Cove

Sands Cove is a bay in , .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Galley Head Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
Photo: Chmee2, Public domain.
The is an active 19th century lighthouse outside of , , on the south coast of . The lighthouse is situated on Galley Head at the southern end of the headland known as Dundeady island at 133 feet above sea level, overlooking the and two beaches, Red Strand to the east and the Long Strand to the west.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clonakilty and Ardfield.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, often shortened to "Clon", is a town on the coast of in southwest Ireland, 50 km southwest of Cork city. It's a seaside resort, with a population of 5000 in 2022.

Locality
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, historically Ardofoyle, is a small village and civil parish on the south-west coast of , Ireland. It lies 8 kilometres south of and 11 kilometres east of , near Galley Head.

Village
Photo: John Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clonakilty, often shortened to "Clon", is a town on the coast of in southwest Ireland, 50 km southwest of Cork city. It's a seaside resort, with a population of 5000 in 2022.

Sands Cove

Latitude
51.5515° or 51° 33′ 6″ north
Longitude
-8.8978° or 8° 53′ 52″ west
Open location code
9C3HH422+JV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2001542863
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
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