Sheep’s Head Lighthouse
Sheep's Head Lighthouse is an active 20th century lighthouse positioned on Sheep's Head, County Cork, Ireland.Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lough Akeen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sheep’s Head and Three Castle 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.
Three Castle Head
Locality
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Three Castle Head is a locality, which is situated 7 km south of Sheep’s Head Lighthouse.
Sheep’s Head Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Ireland
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.54284° or 51° 32′ 34″ northLongitude
-9.84861° or 9° 50′ 55″ westOperator
Commissioners of Irish LightsOpen location code
9C3GG5V2+4HOpenStreetMap ID
node 322520643OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q28333631
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Sheep’s Head Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Sheep’s Head”
- French: “Phare de Sheep’s Head”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lough Akeen Lake View and Ballyroon Mountain.
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