Brow Head Ceann Bró | |
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| Etymology: Irishbró, "millstone" | |
  Brow Head | |
| Coordinates:51°26′52″N9°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 mainlandIreland. It is in the ruraltownland of Mallavoge nearCrookhaven inCounty Cork,Ireland. It is 3.8 km east ofMizen Head at latitude 51.43ºN.[2]
Ptolemy'sGeography (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 aringfort and possiblepromontory fort site in Mallavoge townland.[4]
Also located in the townland is a ruined three-storeysignal tower, built in 1804 following an attemptedFrench 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 firstcopper ore was extracted here in 1852 and mining continued intermittently untilc. 1906.[8]
The ruins of an early 20th centuryMarconi station are also on the headland.[5][9] The Brow Head station was raided and destroyed by a local detachment of theIrish Republican Army, during theIrish War of Independence in August 1920.[10][11][12]
In 2016, Brow Head was used as a filming location forStar Wars: The Last Jedi.[13][14]
CO152-012---- [..] Promontory fort - coastal [..] CO152-013---- [..] Ringfort - cashel [..] Townland: Mallavoge
In the early hours of Saturday morning the Signal Station at the Brow Head was raided by masked and armed men
An armed force of Sinn Feiners surprised a coastguard at Brow Head, County Cork, and removed a large quantity of stores
Brow Head Signal Station destroyed by fire and bombs (Aug. 31)
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