Ben Head
Ben Head is a cliff in County Meath, Leinster. Ben Head is situated nearby to the cemetery St. Peter’s Chapel Moymurthy, as well as near the hamlet Gormanston.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gormanston railway station and Gormanston Camp.
Gormanston railway station
Railway station
Photo: The Carlisle Kid, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gormanston railway station serves Gormanston, County Meath, Ireland. It is located between Balbriggan and Laytown, north of a cast-iron bridge on which the line crosses the River Delvin. Gormanston railway station is situated 2 km south of Ben Head.
Gormanston Camp
Military installation
Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gormanston Camp is a military camp in Ireland and consists of approximately 260 acres. It is used for air-ground and air-defence training. It is located between Balbriggan and Drogheda along the east coastline of Ireland in County Meath in close proximity to the M1 Motorway and Gormanston railway station. Gormanston Camp is situated 1 km southwest of Ben Head.
Laytown railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wilson Adams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Laytown railway station serves Laytown and Bettystown in County Meath, Ireland. It is about 20 minutes' walk from the venue of yearly Laytown races. Laytown railway station is situated 3 km northwest of Ben Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gormanston and Laytown.
Gormanston
Hamlet
Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gormanston is a village in County Meath, Ireland. It is near the mouth of the River Delvin and the northern border of County Dublin.
Laytown
Village
Photo: Bananenfalter, CC0.
Laytown is a village in County Meath, Ireland, overlooking the Irish Sea. Historically it was called Ninch, after the townland it occupies. Together with the neighbouring villages of Mornington, Bettystown and Donacarney, it comprises the census town of Laytown–Bettystown–Mornington–Donacarney, which recorded a population of 15,642 in the 2022 census. Laytown is situated 3½ km north of Ben Head.
Stamullen
Village
Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stamullen is a village in County Meath, Ireland on the border with County Dublin. It lies just off the M1 motorway 32 km north of Dublin city centre and beside the Delvin River. Stamullen is situated 4 km southwest of Ben Head.
Ben Head
- Type: Cliff
- Category: landform
- Location: County Meath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.65433° or 53° 39′ 16″ northLongitude
-6.22255° or 6° 13′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C5MMQ3G+PXOpenStreetMap ID
node 4269562371OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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