Brow Head

Brow Head (Irish: Ceann Bró)[1] is the most southerly point of mainland Ireland. It is in the rural townland of Mallavogue near Crookhaven in County Cork, Ireland. It is 3.8 km east of Mizen Head at latitude 51.43ºN.[2]

Atlantic from Brow Head

Brow Head Ceann Bró

Etymology: Irish bró, "millstone"
Brow Head
Coordinates: 51°26′52″N 9°46′20″W
Country	Republic of Ireland
County	Cork

History

Ptolemy's Geography (2nd century AD) described a point called Νοτιον (Notion, "southern promontory") which referred to Brow Head.[3]

References

"Ceann Bró/Brow Head". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
"Ireland - Geographical facts and figures". Wesleyjohnson.com. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
"Ireland" (PDF). Romaneranames.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2021.

Peninsulas of Ireland
Geography of Ireland / Coastal landforms of Ireland
Leinster	Cooley Peninsula Hook Peninsula Howth Head
Ulster	Ards Peninsula Doorin Peninsula Fanad Peninsula Horn Head Inishowen Islandmagee Isle of Doagh Lecale Muckross Head Ramore Head Rosguill Slieve League Peninsula
Connacht	Achill Head Peninsula Ballyconneely Peninsula Carraroe Peninsula Coolera Peninsula Corraun Peninsula Iorras Aithneach Maugherow Peninsula Mullaghmore Peninsula Mullet Peninsula Renvyle Peninsula Rosses Point Peninsula
Munster	Beara Peninsula Brow Head Dingle Peninsula Iveragh Peninsula Labasheeda Peninsula Loop Head Peninsula Mizen Head Peninsula Old Head of Kinsale Ring Peninsula Sheep's Head Peninsula

Places in County Cork
County town: Cork
Towns	Ballincollig Bandon Bantry Buttevant Carrigaline Charleville Clonakilty Cobh Cork Fermoy Kinsale Macroom Mallow Midleton Passage West Skibbereen Youghal
Villages and Townlands	Adrigole Aghabullogue Aghada Ahakista Aherla Ahiohill Allihies Ardfield Ardgroom Ballinacurra Ballinadee Ballinagree Ballinascarty Ballineen Ballingeary Ballinhassig Ballinora Ballinspittle Ballintemple Ballycotton Ballydehob Ballydesmond Ballygarvan Ballylickey Ballymakeera Ballymore Ballyvourney Baltimore Banteer Béal na Bláth Belgooly Belvelly Blarney Boherbue Bridebridge Bweeng Canovee Carrigadrohid Carriganimmy Carrigtwohill Castlehaven Castlelyons Castlemartyr Castletown-Kinneigh Castletownbere Castletownroche Castletownshend Churchtown Cloghroe Clondulane Cloughduv Cloyne Coachford Conna Coolea Courtmacsherry Crookhaven Crookstown Crossbarry Crosshaven Cullen Doneraile Douglas Drimoleague Dripsey Dromahane Dungourney Dunmanway Durrus Enniskean Eyeries Farran Fermoy Fountainstown Glandore Glanmire Glantane Glanworth Glasheen Glenbrook Glengarriff Glenville Glounthaune Goleen Gougane Barra Halfway Innishannon Kanturk Kilbrittain Kilmichael Kilnamartyra Killumney Kilworth Knockavilla Knocknagree Knockraha Ladysbridge Leap Liscarroll Lisgoold Lismire Lombardstown Lyre Mayfield Meelin Milford Millstreet Minane Bridge Mitchelstown Monard Monkstown Montenotte Mourneabbey Nad Newcestown Newmarket Nohoval Ovens Rathbarry Rathcormac Riverstick Roberts Cove Rockchapel Rosscarbery Rylane Sallybrook Schull Shanagarry Shanbally Shanballymore Timoleague Togher Tower Union Hall Upton Waterfall Watergrasshill Whitegate
Landforms	Mountains Ballyhoura Mountains Boggeragh Mountains Caha Mountains Derrynasaggart Mountains Galtee Mountains Mullaghareirk Mountains Shehy Mountains Slieve Miskish Mountains Rivers River Bandon River Blackwater River Lee Heads Brow Head Mizen Head Sheep's Head Islands Ballycotton Island Bere Island Cape Clear Island Capel Island Carbery's Hundred Isles Fastnet Rock Dursey Island Garinish Great Island Heir Island Haulbowline Island Inishfarnard Long Island Sherkin Island Spike Island Whiddy Island
Lists of townlands of County Cork Mountains and hills of County Cork Rivers of County Cork Geography of County Cork

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