Helvick

Helvick
Headland
View from Ballyvoile out to Helvick Head
Helvick
Coordinates: 52°03′13″N 7°32′12″W / 52.053615°N 7.536734°W / 52.053615; -7.536734
Age380 million years
GeologyOld Red Sandstone

Helvick or Helvick Head (Irish: Heilbhic, Ceann Heilbhic, Old Norse: Hellavík) is a headland on the southern end of Dungarvan Harbour, Ireland; it is the eastern tip of the Ring Peninsula.

Formed of Old Red Sandstone, it is the easternmost protrusion of a ridge that begins near Cork City.

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