Turk Head
Turk Head is a locality in County Cork, Munster. Turk Head is situated nearby to the locality Lettuce Point, as well as near Inane Point.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sherkin Island and Heir Island.
Sherkin Island
Photo: Jbuck78, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sherkin Island or Inisherkin is one of the islands of Roaringwater Bay in County Cork, a short ferry ride from Baltimore. Its Irish name Inis Arcáin means "Island of the Piglet", which probably refers to sea-pigs meaning porpoises.
Heir Island
Island
Heir Island, also known as Hare Island or Inishodriscol, is an island in southwest County Cork, Ireland. It has a year-round population of around 25–30.
Dunasead Castle
Castle
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunasead Castle, sometimes known as Baltimore Castle, is a 17th-century fortified house situated in the town of Baltimore in County Cork, Ireland. The tower house is built on the site of an earlier Norman-era structure, which itself replaced an earlier Bronze Age ringfort. Dunasead Castle is situated 3 km southeast of Turk Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baltimore and Ballydehob.
Baltimore
Baltimore is a village in County Cork near the southwest tip of Ireland. The harbour is large, and sheltered by islands - several are inhabited and are also described on this page.
Ballydehob
Village
Photo: Cynthia Bressani, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballydehob is a coastal village in the southwest of County Cork, Ireland. It is 13 km west of Skibbereen and 13 km south of Bantry. Ballydehob is situated 8 km northwest of Turk Head.
Schull
Photo: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schull is a harbour town on the Mizen Head peninsula of County Cork, at the southwest tip of Ireland. The name means school, and was first documented in 1199 suggesting a religious seminary, but there's no trace of that.
Turk Head
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.49615° or 51° 29′ 46″ northLongitude
-9.41412° or 9° 24′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C3GFHWP+F9OpenStreetMap ID
node 3554805104OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Catalogues and Turk Head Pier.
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