Knockadoon Head
Knockadoon Head is a headland and national nature reserve with Capel Island of approximately 353 acres (1.43 km) 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. Most of the reserve, 314 acres (1.27 km), is owned by the state, with a small part in private ownership 40 acres (0.16 km). The reserve includes Capel Island, Knockadoon Head and the area of sea between.
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.
In 2003, a Hume's Warbler was recorded at Knockadoon Head, the first record of this bird in Ireland.
References
- ^ "S.I. No. 381/1985 - Nature Reserve (Capel Island and Knockadoon Head) Establishment Order, 1985". electronic Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Capel Island and Knockadoon Head Nature Reserve". National Parks & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Knockadoon Cliff Walk". Ring of Cork. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ MacCarthy, Dan (11 September 2017). "Discover the lighthouse that never was". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Hume's Warbler in Cork, a New Irish Bird". Irish Rare Birds Committee. Retrieved 12 September 2020.