Slea Head

Slea Head is a promontory on the westernmost part of the , in southwest , Ireland. It can be reached by the R559 road, with the nearest villages being Ballyickeen and Coumeenoole.
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Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Dunbeg Fort and CIIC 178 (Ogham Stone Concept by RAS Macalister).

Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a promontory fort built in the Iron Age… is situated 3 km east of Slea Head.

Historic site
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is a historic site, which is situated 2 km northwest of Slea Head.

Peak
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is a mountain in , Ireland. is situated 2½ km northeast of Slea Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunmore Head and Garraun Point.

Locality
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is a promontory in the westernmost part…

Locality
The Great Blasket is the principal island of the , , . is situated 3½ km west of Slea Head.

Village
Photo: Cargoking, CC BY 3.0.
Dún Chaoin, unofficially anglicised as … is situated 4 km north of Slea Head.

Slea Head

Latitude
52.09809° or 52° 5′ 53″ north
Longitude
-10.4553° or 10° 27′ 19″ west
Open location code
9C4F3GXV+6V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 662461649
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­viewpoint
Wiki­data ID
Q3657178
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Slea Head” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Slea Head”
  • Cebuano: “Slea Head”
  • Czech: “mys Slea”
  • Czech: “Slea”
  • German: “Slea Head”
  • Irish: “Ceann Sléibhe”
  • Italian: “Capo Slea”
  • Spanish: “Slea Head”
  • Swedish: “Slea Head”

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