Mizen Head

Mizen Head is traditionally regarded as the most southerly point of mainland Ireland although is the actual southernmost point. It is at the end of the Mizen Peninsula in the district of Carbery in .
Wikipedia
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  • Scenic viewpoint
  • Opening hours: 10:30 AM–5:00 PM
  • Description: point in southwest Ireland

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mizen Head Lighthouse and Dunlough Castle.

Lighthouse
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Photo: Dunlough, Public domain.
, standing atop the cliffs at the… is situated 3½ km north of Mizen Head.

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Barley Cove is a bay and beach in , on the south coast of . is situated 3½ km northeast of Mizen Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Three Castle Head and Crookhaven.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 3½ km north of Mizen Head.

Village
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is a village in , Ireland… is situated 7 km east of Mizen Head.

Village
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is a small rural village in on the south-western tip of . is situated 9 km northeast of Mizen Head.

Mizen Head

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Latitude
51.4501° or 51° 27′ 0″ north
Longitude
-9.81976° or 9° 49′ 11″ west
Open location code
9C3GF52J+23
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2897567898
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­viewpoint
Wiki­data ID
Q674377

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Mizen Head” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Mizen Head”
  • Breton: “Carn Uí Néid”
  • Cebuano: “Mizen Head”
  • Chinese: “迈曾角”
  • Czech: “Mizen Head”
  • Czech: “Mizen”
  • Czech: “mys Mizen”
  • Danish: “Mizen Head”
  • Dutch: “Mizen Head”
  • French: “Mizen Head”
  • German: “Mizen-Halbinsel”
  • Irish: “Carn Uí Néid”
  • Italian: “Capo Mizen”
  • Japanese: “ミズンヘッド”
  • Japanese: “ミゼンヘッド”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mizen Head”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mizen Head”
  • Norwegian: “Mizen Head”
  • Polish: “Carn Uí Néid”
  • Polish: “Mizen Head”
  • Portuguese: “Mizen Head”
  • Slovak: “Mizen Head”
  • Spanish: “Cabo Mizen”
  • Swedish: “Mizen Head”
  • Ukrainian: “Мізен-Гед”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mizen Head Bridge and Mizen Head Visitors Centre.

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