Helvick | |
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.jpg) View from Ballyvoile out to Helvick Head | |
  Helvick | |
| Coordinates: 52°03′13″N 7°32′12″W / 52.053615°N 7.536734°W | |
| Age | 380 million years |
| Geology | Old 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.[1][2][3]
Formed of Old Red Sandstone, it is the easternmost protrusion of a ridge that begins near Cork City.[4]
- ^ "Through the Gaeltacht and to the sea". The Irish Times. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Helvick Head - Ireland Highlights".
- ^ "eOceanic". eoceanic.com.
- ^ "Old Red Sandstone". University College Cork.