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Map note: Wild Atlantic Way: Mizen Head appears on the map as visitor information in County Cork, Ireland. Bring your curiosity; check the map before chasing the horizon.
Wild Atlantic Way: Mizen Head is recorded as a visitor information in County Cork.

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Cloghane Signal TowerSignal tower · 417 yd

Explorer Tom Cloghane Signal Tower from 1805 was part of a network to spot French invasions after Bantry failed. Now disused and in…

Mizen BridgeFoot bridge · 469 yd

Explorer Tom Mizen Bridge in Cloghane spans a chasm to reach the Signal Station. Built in 1909 with pre-cast concrete elements, it…

Mizen Head BridgeVisitor attraction · 478 yd

Explorer Tom Mizen Head Bridge describes itself to strangers as 'a very important metal thing with great views.' It’s basically a…

lighthouse keeper's house662 yd

Explorer Tom Lighthouse keeper’s house in Cloghane is still taking the weather’s grudge personally. Built with a fog signal to make…

Mizen Head Signal StationSignal tower · 702 yd

Explorer Tom Mizen Head Signal Station in Cloghane is sitting on Ireland's most south-westly point, looking smug about it. It saved…

Mizen Head LighthouseLighthouse · 717 yd

Explorer Tom Mayfield in Cork is getting picked on by the wind because it forgot to pay its roof tax. The gales are stripping it…

Mizen PeakMountain / peak · 1264 yd

Explorer Tom Mizen Peak is famous for smugglers who used to hide barrels of wine inside hollowed-out stones. They probably lost most…

Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Caher (carbery W. (w.d.) By., Kilmore Par.)Fairy fort / stone ringfort · 1.6 mi

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Caher By. gave its name to the townland but is now mostly levelled. There were…

Creamery PlatformMemorial · 2.6 mi

Explorer Tom Creamery Platform is posing for its next Instagram post with a single milk churn on top. It separated milk from 1945 to…

Standing stone in Ballyvoge MoreStanding stone · 2.9 mi

Explorer Tom Standing stone in Ballyvoge More, County Cork is a long rectangular slab lying in the bogland. At nearly five metres…

Galley Cove BeachBeach / strand · 3.0 mi

Explorer Tom Galley Cove is a small West Cork beach with a large view. About a mile west of Crookhaven, it gives you sand, sea and a…

Granny IslandIslet · 3.6 mi

Explorer Tom Granny Island’s favourite song is a lullaby about mud and bad decisions. It sings it loudly at 3 AM for no apparent…

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