Wicklow Head

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Coordinates: 52 ° 57 ′ 55 "  N , 5 ° 59 ′ 8"  W.

View from Devil's Glen to the north of Wicklow and Wicklow Head
The east lighthouse at Wicklow Head - located on the easternmost point of the Republic of Ireland

Wicklow Head ( Irish Ceann Chill Mhantáin ) is the easternmost point of the mainland of the Republic of Ireland .

location

Wicklow Head is a 83 m high headland located about 3 km southeast of the Irish city ​​of Wicklow in County Wicklow . It is characterized by two lighthouses that were put into operation on September 1, 1781. One is on the sea side, the other on the land side of the hill where the remains of an Anglo-Norman fortification are located.

useful information

Wicklow Head was the location for the 1998 Irish drama The American Nephew .

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