Bray Head (Ceann Bhré)

A headland rising above the Victorian seaside town of Bray.

Bray Head climbs 240 m straight from the sea at the southern end of Bray's promenade, topped by a large cross. The scenic cliff walk to Greystones curves around its base, following the old railway line.

At a glance

• Headland rising ~240 m from the sea
• Summit cross above Bray
• Cliff walk to Greystones

In County Wicklow

Bray Head is in County Wicklow, Cill Mhantáin in Irish, which means “St Mantán's church”.

More in Wicklow

• Glendalough (Gleann Dá Loch): A beautiful glacial valley of two lakes, home to one of Ireland's most important early monastic settlements.
• The Wicklow Mountains (Sléibhte Chill Mhantáin): A sweeping granite upland known as the 'Garden of Ireland's' wild heart.

Other places of this kind

• The Cliffs of Moher (Aillte an Mhothair): Sea cliffs located at the southwestern edge of the Burren region.
• Newgrange (Sí an Bhrú): A prehistoric monument in County Meath, older than Stonehenge and the Pyramids.
• The Giant's Causeway (Clochán an Aifir): Around 40,000 interlocking basalt columns on the Antrim coast, a UNESCO site wrapped in the legend of Finn McCool.
• The Rock of Cashel (Carraig Phádraig): A dramatic outcrop crowned with medieval buildings, once the seat of the kings of Munster.
• Clonmacnoise (Cluain Mhic Nóis): A great early monastery on the banks of the Shannon, once a renowned centre of learning.
• The Hill of Tara (Teamhair na Rí): The ancient inauguration site of the High Kings of Ireland, rich in myth and archaeology.

The Irish name

The Irish form of Bray Head is Ceann Bhré. You can hear it spoken, and take apart names like it, in the Placename Explorer. The authoritative record for any Irish place-name is logainm.ie.