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Old Head of Kinsale loop

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Ireland

Munster

Cork

Old Head of Kinsale loop

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4.0

(18)

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Old Head of Kinsale loop

01:38

6.01km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 7, 2024

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Parking

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2.41 km

Old Head Signal Tower, Lusitania Museum and Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

Old Head Signal Tower, Lusitania Museum & Memorial Garden together form the historic heart of the Old Head: a fully restored Napoleonic signal tower on the highest point of the headland, with a small but poignant museum inside about the RMS Lusitania, the passenger ship torpedoed off this coast in 1915; outside lies the quiet Memorial Garden with the long bronze wave sculpture listing all the victims and an original davit pointing to the wreck site—a place where coastal defence, maritime history and a wide Atlantic panorama come together in one powerful moment.

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Old Head of Kinsale

Highlight • Viewpoint

De Old Head is a basalt and limestone cliff carved by erosion into dramatic terraces. The cliffs are a breeding ground for seabirds; you often hear kittiwakes and fulmars circling below you.

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.78 km

135 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.78 km

135 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (80 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

Weather

Wednesday 6 May

13°C

4°C

19 %

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