Kerry Head is a headland located in

County Kerry County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the co ...

, Ireland that stretches into the Atlantic Ocean just north of

Banna Strand Banna Strand, (Gaeilge: Trá na Beannaí) also known as Banna Beach, is situated in Ballyheigue Bay. It is an Atlantic Ocean beach extending from Ballyheigue Beach at the Blackrock in the North to Barrow Beach at its southern edge, located in ...

. On the southern edge of the headland sits Ballyheigue. Kerry Head separates the

Shannon Estuary The Shannon Estuary ( gle, Inbhear na Sionainne) is a large estuary where the River Shannon flows into the Atlantic Ocean. The estuary has Limerick City at its head and its seaward limits are marked by Loop Head to the north and Kerry Head to th ...

, on the north side, from Tralee Bay on the south side. Dolphin-watching is possible from the areas around Kerry Head. The headland is also one of the points marking the extent of Shannon Foynes Port, the port on the estuary.

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Headlands of County Kerry {{Kerry-geo-stub