Erris Head

#601 among destinations in Ireland

Protected area, Nature, Natural attraction

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Erris Head is a promontory at the northernmost tip of the Mullet Peninsula, located in the barony of Erris in northwest County Mayo, Ireland. It is a well known and recognised landmark used by mariners and weather forecasters, and is also a scenic viewpoint, with an unobstructed view of the Atlantic Ocean and steep rocky cliffs. It is not served by any road and can only be reached by crossing a number of fields. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°16'47"N, 10°2'24"W

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Erris Head – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Eagle Island lighthouses, Eagle Island.

2.1 miW
Lighthouse
Eagle Island lighthouses, Belmullet
55 min walk • The Eagle Island lighthouses were a pair of lighthouses on Eagle Island, County Mayo, Ireland, of which only one remains. Two lighthouses were commissioned in 1830 in response to requests from the Coastguards who were concerned at the sea conditions at Blackrock, further south.
2.1 miW
Island
Eagle Island, Belmullet
53 min walk • Eagle Island is a small uninhabited island at the north end of the Mullet Peninsula in Erris off the north west County Mayo Atlantic Ocean coast in Ireland. There is a lighthouse on the island.

Erris Head

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Erris Head plan & book

Erris Head – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Eagle Island lighthouses, Belmullet

Eagle Island, Belmullet