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
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 km^2) located in County Cork, Ireland. It is partly managed by the Irish National Parks & Wildlife Service, with areas under private ownership.

Features

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 km^2), is owned by the state, with a small part in private ownership 40 acres (0.16 km^2). 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

1. "S.I. No. 381/1985 - Nature Reserve (Capel Island and Knockadoon Head) Establishment Order, 1985". electronic Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
2. "Capel Island and Knockadoon Head Nature Reserve". National Parks & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
3. "Knockadoon Cliff Walk". Ring of Cork. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
4. MacCarthy, Dan (11 September 2017). "Discover the lighthouse that never was". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
5. "Hume's Warbler in Cork, a New Irish Bird". Irish Rare Birds Committee. Retrieved 12 September 2020.