Historic house · near Portmagee · Kerry

Bray Head

You reach Bray Head, a historic house, by heading 2 km northwest of Portmagee. Visitors will find walks. For a second stop, Kerry Cliffs is 2.7 km away.

Where

2 km

northwest of Portmagee

Warmest months

Jul–Sep

highs of 17–18°C

In brief

Historic house near Portmagee

Just outside Portmagee

Bray Head is 2 km northwest of Portmagee. Towns near it ↓

Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather through the year

Highs of 17–18°C mark July to September in Portmagee.

Jan10° / 6°161 mm

Feb10° / 6°124 mm

Mar11° / 6°107 mm

Apr13° / 7°99 mm

May15° / 9°86 mm

Jun17° / 12°96 mm

Jul18° / 13°111 mm

Aug18° / 13°115 mm

Sep17° / 12°123 mm

Oct15° / 10°157 mm

Nov12° / 8°176 mm

Dec11° / 7°165 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Portmagee, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for Portmagee (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Portmagee’s full climate →

About

Bray Head

Historic house.

Type: Historic house
Town: 2 km northwest of Portmagee

Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Know before you go

AddressValentia Island

Address and hours: Fáilte Ireland’s open data and OpenStreetMap contributors. Hours change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Finding Bray Head

Orange is Bray Head; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

The towns around Bray Head

Cahirciveen is the biggest of the 4 bases nearby (1,297 people). Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · 2 km southeast of it

Portmagee

116 people · 8 places to visit

2 · 8 km east of it

Knightstown

244 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 13 km northeast of it

Cahirciveen

1,297 people · 8 places to visit

4 · 17 km southeast of it

Waterville

555 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 4 towns

Town	Where Bray Head is	People	Places to visit
Portmagee	2 km southeast of it	116	8
Knightstown	8 km east of it	244	10
Cahirciveen	13 km northeast of it	1,297	8
Waterville	17 km southeast of it	555	4

Make a day of it

Pair Bray Head with these

Add 4 natural landscapes, 2 museums and a historic house, all within 15 km.

1Historic houseHistoric houseKerry Cliffs2.7 km away 2Natural landscapeNatural landscapeValentia Slate5.2 km away 3Natural landscapeNatural landscapePortmagee Harbour2.2 km away 4MuseumMuseumValentia Island Lighthouse6.9 km away 5Natural landscapeNatural landscapeCoomanaspic3.7 km away 6Natural landscapeNatural landscapeKerry International Dark-Sky Reserve7.9 km away 7MuseumMuseumValentia Island Heritage Centre8 km away 8CastleCastleCablemaster's Residence8.1 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Bray Head: what to know

Where is Bray Head?

Bray Head is 2 km northwest of Portmagee, Kerry.

What is Bray Head?

Historic house.

When is the best time to visit Bray Head?

July to September are the warmest months in Portmagee, with afternoon highs of 17–18°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Bray Head?

Within 15 km: Kerry Cliffs (2.7 km), Valentia Slate (5.2 km), Portmagee Harbour (2.2 km) and Valentia Island Lighthouse (6.9 km).

Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).