Cloghna Head

Cloghna Head is a locality in County Cork, Munster. Cloghna Head is situated nearby to the locality Castlefreke Warren, as well as near the hamlet Owenahincha.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Owenahincha and Galley Head Lighthouse.

Owenahincha

Beach

Photo: Caitlin Ferguson-Mir, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Owenahincha is a beach located near Rosscarbery in County Cork. It is, as of 2022, a Blue Flag beach. There are a number of camping and caravan parks in the area.

The Galley Head Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse outside of Rosscarbery, County Cork, on the south coast of Ireland. The lighthouse is situated on Galley Head at the southern end of the headland known as Dundeady island at 133 feet above sea level, overlooking the Celtic Sea and two beaches, Red Strand to the east and the Long Strand to the west. Galley Head Lighthouse is situated 3½ km southeast of Cloghna Head.

Cathedral Church of St. Fachtna

Church

Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.

The Cathedral Church of St. Fachtna, also known as the Cathedral Church of St Faughan, Ross Cathedral, and Rosscarbery Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Rosscarbery, County Cork in Ireland. Cathedral Church of St. Fachtna is situated 4 km northwest of Cloghna Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosscarbery and Ardfield.

Rosscarbery

Village

Photo: John Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clonakilty, often shortened to "Clon", is a town on the coast of County Cork in southwest Ireland, 50 km southwest of Cork city. It's a seaside resort, with a population of 5000 in 2022. Rosscarbery is situated 4 km northwest of Cloghna Head.

Ardfield

Locality

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ardfield, historically Ardofoyle, is a small village and civil parish on the south-west coast of County Cork, Ireland. It lies 8 kilometres south of Clonakilty and 11 kilometres east of Rosscarbery, near Galley Head. Ardfield is situated 5 km east of Cloghna Head.

Clonakilty

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Clonakilty, often shortened to "Clon", is a town on the coast of County Cork in southwest Ireland, 50 km southwest of Cork city. It's a seaside resort, with a population of 5000 in 2022.

Cloghna Head

Type: Locality
Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.55829° or 51° 33′ 30″ north

Longitude

-8.98135° or 8° 58′ 53″ west

Open location code

9C3HH259+8F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5834086538

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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