Dunlough Castle

Dunlough Castle, standing atop the cliffs at the northern tip of the Mizen Peninsula, looks at the Atlantic Ocean from the extreme southwest point of Ireland.

Photo: Dunlough, Public domain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Dun Lough and Mizen Head.

Dun Lough

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mizen Head

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Ent-ente, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mizen Head is traditionally regarded as the most… Mizen Head is situated 3½ km south of Dunlough Castle.

Barleycove

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Barleycove or Barley Cove is a bay and beach in County Cork, on the south coast of Ireland. Barleycove is situated 3½ km southeast of Dunlough Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Three Castle Head and Sheep’s Head.

Three Castle Head

Locality

Three Castle Head

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Three Castle Head is a locality.

Sheep’s Head

Locality

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sheep's Head, also known as Muntervary, is the… Sheep’s Head is situated 7 km north of Dunlough Castle.

Crookhaven

Village

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Crookhaven is a village in County Cork, Ireland… Crookhaven is situated 7 km east of Dunlough Castle.

Dunlough Castle

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: Norman fortification in County Cork, Ireland
Categories: castle, building, tourism, and historic site
Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.48268° or 51° 28′ 58″ north

Longitude

-9.82927° or 9° 49′ 45″ west

Established

1207

Open location code

9C3GF5MC+37

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

OpenStreetMap feature

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Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Dunlough Castle” goes by many names.

Basque: “Dunlough gaztelua”
German: “Dunlough Castle”
Hebrew: “טירת דאנלו”
Ukrainian: “Замок Данлог”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Illaunnacaheragh and Mizen Peak.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: 3 castle Head and Barleycove.

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