Hog’s Head Signal Tower

Hog’s Head Signal Tower is a ruins in County Kerry, Munster. Hog’s Head Signal Tower is situated nearby to the peak Knockstooka, as well as near Reenearagh.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Loher Cashel and Beenarourke.

Loher Cashel

Archaeological site

Photo: MollyCrilly, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Loher Cashel is a stone ringfort and National Monument located on the Iveragh Peninsula, Ireland. Loher Cashel is situated 2½ km east of Hog’s Head Signal Tower.

Beenarourke

Peak

Photo: Sjunnesson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Beenarourke is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waterville and Lamb’s Head.

Waterville, historically known as Coirean, is a village in County Kerry, Ireland, on the Iveragh Peninsula. The town is sited on a narrow isthmus, with Lough Currane on the east side of the town, and Ballinskelligs Bay on the west, and the Currane River connecting the two. Waterville is situated 6 km north of Hog’s Head Signal Tower.

Lamb’s Head

Locality

Photo: Sjunnesson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lamb’s Head is a locality, which is situated 7 km southeast of Hog’s Head Signal Tower.

Caherdaniel

Village

Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Caherdaniel is a village and townland in County Kerry, Ireland, located on the Iveragh peninsula on the Ring of Kerry. It is on the southwestern side of the peninsula, facing onto Derrynane Bay, at a T-junction on the N70 road. Staigue fort, a stone ringfort, is nearby. Derrynane House, which was home to Daniel O'Connell, is also in the area. Caherdaniel is situated 7 km east of Hog’s Head Signal Tower.

Hog’s Head Signal Tower

Type: Ruins
Also known as: “Hog’s Head Barracks”
Category: historic site
Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.7799° or 51° 46′ 48″ north

Longitude

-10.19726° or 10° 11′ 50″ west

Open location code

9C3FQRH3+X3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4312426515

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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Highlights include Knockstooka and Reenearagh.

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