Knockadoon Head
| Knockadoon Head | |
|---|---|
 Capel Island and Knockadoon Head | |
  Knockadoon Head Location of Knockadoon Head in Ireland | |
| Type | National |
| Location | County Cork |
| Coordinates | 51°52′48″N 7°51′40″W / 51.88°N 7.861°W |
| Operated by | National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland) |
| Status | Open all year |
Knockadoon Head is a headland and national nature reserve with Capel Island of approximately 353 acres (1.43 km2) located in County Cork, Ireland. It is partly managed by the Irish National Parks & Wildlife Service, with areas under private ownership.
Features[edit]
Capel Island and Knockadoon Head were legally protected as a national nature reserve by the Irish government in 1985.[1] Most of the reserve, 314 acres (1.27 km2), is owned by the state, with a small part in private ownership 40 acres (0.16 km2). The reserve includes Capel Island, Knockadoon Head and the area of sea between.[2]
Knockadoon Head has a signal tower, which was built in 1803 to warn of French invasion. It was abandoned in 1815. The reserve has a looped cliff walk.[3][4]
In 2003, a Hume's Warbler was recorded at Knockadoon Head, the first record of this bird in Ireland.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "S.I. No. 381/1985 - Nature Reserve (Capel Island and Knockadoon Head) Establishment Order, 1985". electronic Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Capel Island and Knockadoon Head Nature Reserve". National Parks & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Knockadoon Cliff Walk". Ring of Cork. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ MacCarthy, Dan (11 September 2017). "Discover the lighthouse that never was". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Hume's Warbler in Cork, a New Irish Bird". Irish Rare Birds Committee. Retrieved 12 September 2020.