Maughold Head

{{for|the parish on the Isle of Man|Maughold (parish)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox UK place |crown_dependency = Isle of Man |official_name= Maughold Head |manx_name= Kione Maghal |coordinates = {{coord|54.2957|-4.3094|display=inline,title}} |population = |manx_parish= Maughold |manx_sheading= Garff |constituency_manx_parliament= |post_town= ISLE OF MAN |dial_code= 01624 |os_grid_reference= SC492917 |douglas_distance= |static_image_name = Gob ny Port Mooar. Isle of Man. - geograph.org.uk - 44556.jpg |static_image_caption = Maughold Head lighthouse. }}

'''Maughold Head''' is the easternmost point of the Isle of Man and the closest point in the Isle of Man to England, being {{convert|50|km|mi}} from St. Bees Head in Cumbria.

Maughold Head lies in the northeast of the island, some {{convert|5|km|mi|0}} from Ramsey, at the southern end of Ramsey Bay.

==Maughold Head lighthouse== Located at the very end of the headland is the Maughold Head Lighthouse which was built in 1914. Although now unmanned, it continues to be operated by the Northern Lighthouse Board.<ref name=nlb>{{cite web|url=https://www.nlb.org.uk/LighthouseLibrary/Lighthouse/Maughold-Head/|title=Maughold Head|publisher= Northern Lighthouse Board |accessdate=25 July 2016}}</ref>

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== External links == *[http://www.gov.im/mnh/heritage/countryside/maughold.xml Isle of Man government website about Maughold Head] *[http://www.nlb.org.uk/ourlights/history/maughold.htm Northern Lighthouse Board history of the lighthouse] *{{oscoor gbx|SC498913}}

Category:Headlands of the Isle of Man Category:Maughold (parish)