Brow Head
Place in Cork, Ireland
Brow Head
Ceann Bró
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Etymology: Irish bró , " millstone " | |
Coordinates: 51°26′52″N 9°46′20″W / 51.44778°N 9.77222°W / 51.44778; -9.77222 | |
Country | Ireland |
County | Cork |
Brow Head ( Irish : Ceann Bró ) [1] is the most southerly point of mainland Ireland . It is in the rural townland of Mallavoge near Crookhaven in County Cork , Ireland . It is 3.8 km east of Mizen Head at latitude 51.43ºN. [2]
History
Ptolemy 's Geography (2nd century AD) described a point called Νοτιον ( Notion , "southern promontory") which referred to Brow Head. [3] Evidence of ancient settlement on the headland includes a ringfort and possible promontory fort site in Mallavoge townland. [4]
Also located in the townland is a ruined three-storey signal tower , built in 1804 following an attempted French attempted invasion of Bantry , to defend against further potential incursions. [5] [6]
Copper mining took place at Brow Head during the 19th century and evidence of mines and miners' houses remain. [7] [8] The first copper ore was extracted here in 1852 and mining continued intermittently until c. 1906 . [8]
The ruins of an early 20th century Marconi station are also on the headland. [5] [9] The Brow Head station was raided and destroyed by a local detachment of the Irish Republican Army , during the Irish War of Independence in August 1920. [10] [11] [12]
In 2016, Brow Head was used as a filming location for Star Wars: The Last Jedi . [13] [14]
References
- ↑ "Ceann Bró/Brow Head" . logainm.ie . Placenames Database of Ireland . Retrieved 29 October 2021 .
- ↑ "Ireland - Geographical facts and figures" . Wesleyjohnson.com . Retrieved 15 September 2007 .
- ↑ "Ireland" (PDF) . Romaneranames.uk . Retrieved 29 October 2021 .
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Archaeological Survey of Ireland
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CO152-012---- [..] Promontory fort - coastal [..] CO152-013---- [..] Ringfort - cashel [..] Townland: Mallavoge
- 1 2 "Browhead Signal Station, Mallavoge, Cork" . buildingsofireland.ie . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . Retrieved 16 May 2023 .
- ↑ "Brow Head Signal Tower" . castles.nl . Retrieved 16 May 2023 .
- ↑ "The Mizen Peninsula - Brow Head" . Cork Guide . Retrieved 15 September 2007 .
- 1 2 "Brow Head" (PDF) . Environmental Protection Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2014 . Retrieved 1 June 2014 .
- ↑ "Marconi nurtured his Irish connection" . irishtimes.com . Irish Times. 9 February 2006 . Retrieved 16 May 2023 .
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"Cork".
Cork Examiner
. 24 August 1920.
In the early hours of Saturday morning the Signal Station at the Brow Head was raided by masked and armed men
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"Irish Disorder"
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The Observer
. 28 August 1920
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via trove.nla.gov.au.
An armed force of Sinn Feiners surprised a coastguard at Brow Head, County Cork, and removed a large quantity of stores
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Lloyd's Calendar
. Lloyd's of London Press. 1924. p.
64.
Brow Head Signal Station destroyed by fire and bombs (Aug. 31)
- ↑ "Entrepreneurial Force is strong in West Cork as Star Wars fever takes over" . irishexaminer.com . Irish Examiner. 18 May 2016 . Retrieved 16 May 2023 .
- ↑ "The stars head West as secret of Crookhaven is now 'outed' " . southernstar.ie . Southern Star. 22 May 2016 . Retrieved 16 May 2023 .
External links
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Media related to Brow Head at Wikimedia Commons
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