List of headlands of the United Kingdom Last updated May 28, 2025
The geology of the United Kingdom is such that there are many headlands along its coast. This incomplete list includes both major and minor headlands running clockwise around the coast from Berwick-upon-Tweed . The more significant ones have been tagged with an *. Headlands around the British coast are most commonly named as 'point', 'ness' or 'head' though 'trwyn' (nose), 'penrhyn' (peninsula) and 'pen' (head) are common in Wales as is 'rubha' in western Scotland.
Below is a list of headlands of the United Kingdom sorted by county. Names are derived from Ordnance Survey 1:63,360, 1:50,000 and 1:25,000 scale maps of Scotland , England , and Wales .
Northwest England Cumbria Blackstone Point Holme Island Blawith Point Humphrey Head Point Cowpren Point Lenibrick Point Park Head Hazelhurst Point Mearness Point Legbarrow Point Nab Point Ashes Point Hammerside Point Maskel Point Westfield Point Lowsy Point Hodbarrow Point Haverigg Point Drigg Point St Bees Head Redness Point Cunning Point Scotland Dumfries-shire Redkirk Point Torduff Point Barnkirk Point Scar Point Kirkcudbrightshire Airds Point Hogus Point Borron Point Southerness Point Craigneuk Point Castlehill Point Isle Point Almorness Point Girvellan Point Torr Point Balcary Point Airds Point Castle Muir Point Abbey Head Netherlaw Point Gipsy Point Torrs Point Point of the Isle Castledykes Point Gibbhill Point Bar Point Manor Point Mull Point Dunrod Point Point of Green Borness Point Ringdoo Point Meggerland Point Corseyard Point Point of the Bar Carrick Point Craigmore Point Rough Point (south) Rough Point (north) Ringdoo Point Ravenshall Point Wigtownshire Innerwell Point Port McGean Point Castle Head Eggerness Point Dumbie Point Sliddery Point Cruggleton Point Palmallet Point Shaddock Point Cairn Head Steinhead Point Stein Head Isle Head Broom Point Burrow Head Point of Cairndoon Point of Lag Barsalloch Point Saltpan Point Clone Point Barr Point Milton Point Slackmore Point Kilfillan Point Ringdoo Point Purdie's Point Blagowan Point Myroch Point Terally Point Grennan Point Cailiness Point Mull of Galloway Carrickcarlin Point Lythe Head Argyllshire Mainland:
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Ross and Cromarty Mainland East Coast:
Northern Ireland County Antrim Ramore Head Runkerry Point Giants Causeway * Benbane Head * Bengore Head Contham Head Geeraagh Point Gid Point Larry Bane Head Kinbane or White Head Benmore or Fair Head * (northernmost point of Northern Ireland) Drumnakill Point Ruebane Point Torr Head Crockan Point Runabay Head Tornamoney Point Limerick Point Garron Point * Hunter's Point Straidkilly Point Park Head Whitebay Point Ballygalley Head Curran Point Dalaradia Point Barney's Point Ferris Point Barr's Point Skernaghan Point Black Head White Head Cloghan Point Macedon Point County Down Grey Point Swineley Point Wilsons Point Lukes Point Ballymacormick Point Sheep Point Orlock Point Rogers Point Foreland Point Dormans Point Robbys Point James Point Ballyferis Point Burr Point * (easternmost point of mainland of Northern Ireland) Ringboy Point Slanes Point Kearney Point Ballyquintin Point Carrstown Point Ringburr Point (in Strangford Lough ) Kilclief Point Mullog Point Killard Point Cloghan Head Phennick Point Ringfad Point Crane Point Curlew Point Corbet Head St John's Point Corely Point Rathmullan Point Ringsallin Point Dunmore Head Russells Point Murphy's Point Danes' Bridge Point Ballykeel Point Lee Stone Point Crawfords Point Nicholsons Point Cranfield Point * (southernmost point of Northern Ireland) Soldiers Point Greencastle Point Killowen Point Dobbin's Point Warrenpoint This page is based on this
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