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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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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dunbeg Fort and Mount Eagle.

is a promontory fort built in the Iron Age near the modern village of in , Ireland. is situated 3 km east of Slea Head.

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

Historic site
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is a historic site, which is situated 2 km northwest 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 of the , located in the barony of Corca Dhuibhne in southwest , .

Locality
The Great Blasket is the principal island of the , , . It was home to a small fishing community of Irish speakers until the island was abandoned in 1953 when living there became unsustainable. is situated 3½ km west of Slea Head.

Village
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Dingle is the only sizable town on the Dingle Peninsula in , some 50 km southwest of Tralee. With a population in 2022 of 1,700, it has a colourful town centre and fishing harbour. is situated 8 km northeast 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”
  • Italian: “Slea Head”
  • Spanish: “Slea Head”
  • Swedish: “Slea Head”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Clochán na mBardán and Clochán Scológ.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Slea Head”. Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.