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Whiddy Point East

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Map note: Whiddy Point East, a headland, is mapped in County Cork, Ireland. Follow the map with your eyes before trusting any tale of the sea.
Whiddy Point East is recorded as a headland in County Cork.

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.corkbeo.ie
  • Lin linao, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker named on the Wikimedia Commons picture page · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Yosemite, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Pam Brophy, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Draceane, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
  • N Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Middle BatteryBattery · 1511 yd

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Willow-leaf podocarp1584 yd

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Dawn Redwood1585 yd

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Japanese cedar1586 yd

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Chilean myrtle1.2 mi

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Tourist OfficeVisitor information · 2.2 mi

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