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Helvick
Townland in County Waterford, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Helvick | |
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![]() View from Ballyvoile out to Helvick Head | |
Coordinates: 52.053615°N 7.536734°W / 52.053615; -7.536734 | |
Age | 380 million years |
Geology | Old Red Sandstone |
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Formed of Old Red Sandstone, it is the easternmost protrusion of a ridge that begins near Cork City.[4]
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