Dunmore Head () is a
promontory in the westernmost part of the
Dingle Peninsula
The Dingle Peninsula ( ga, Corca Dhuibhne; anglicised as Corkaguiny, the name of the corresponding barony) is the northernmost of the major peninsulas in County Kerry. It ends beyond the town of Dingle at Dunmore Head, the westernmost point ...
, located in the barony of
Corca Dhuibhne
The Dingle Peninsula ( ga, Corca Dhuibhne; anglicised as Corkaguiny, the name of the corresponding barony) is the northernmost of the major peninsulas in County Kerry. It ends beyond the town of Dingle at Dunmore Head, the westernmost point o ...
in southwest
County Kerry,
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
. The headland, together with parts of Mount Eagle's northern slopes is formed from steeply dipping beds of the cross-bedded
sandstone
Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks.
Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates ...
s of the Eask Sandstone Formation, dating from the
Devonian period and traditionally referred to as the Old Red Sandstone.
Dunmore Head is the
westernmost point of mainland Ireland and one of the
westernmost points of Europe.
On 11 March 1982, the Spanish container ship,
MV Ranga
The motor ship ''Ranga'' was a 1,586 tonne container ship owned by the Spanish shipping company, Naviera Ason SA, but on charter to the Icelandic shipping company, Hafskip. She was formerly named ''Berta de Perez'', but her name was changed at se ...
, was wrecked at Dunmore Head, close to Slea Head after losing power in a storm.
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Headlands of County Kerry
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