Knockadoon Head Explained

Knockadoon Head
Photo Width:	200
Map:	Ireland
Map Width:	200
Label:	Knockadoon Head
Coords:	51.88°N -7.861°W
Type:	National
Location:	County Cork
Operator:	National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland)
Status:	Open all year

Knockadoon Head is a headland and national nature reserve with Capel Island of approximately 353acres 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, 314acres, is owned by the state, with a small part in private ownership 40acres. 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]

Notes and References

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