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Fingal Head

The area was name after Fingal in Ireland because the basalt headland was thought to be similar to the Giants Causeway there. The traditional inhabitants of the area were the Minjungbal people who settled more or less permanently due to the plentiful supply of food and water.
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  • Captain James Cook sailed up this coast in 1770 - his charts this islet as Cooks Isle - it is still known by that name.

    Captain James Cook sailed up this coast in 1770 - his charts this islet as Cooks Isle - it is still known by that name.

  • Fingal lighthouse dates from 1878 and was electrified in 1980. Designed by James Barnet it stands at the southern end of Fingal Beach. From the cliff-edge it is possible to see an outcrop of columnar-jointed basalt called the 'Giant's Causeway' which is named after a similar natural feature associated either with a locality called Fingal in Northern Ireland or Fingal Cave on the Scottish Island of Staffa, depending on which source you believe. At any rate Fingal was the name of a mythological Celtic giant who tried to build a causeway over the ocean.

    Fingal lighthouse dates from 1878 and was electrified in 1980. Designed by James Barnet it stands at the southern end of Fingal Beach. From the cliff-edge it is possible to see an outcrop of columnar-jointed basalt called the 'Giant's Causeway' which is named after a similar natural feature associated either with a locality called Fingal in Northern Ireland or Fingal Cave on the Scottish Island of Staffa, depending on which source you believe. At any rate Fingal was the name of a mythological Celtic giant who tried to build a causeway over the ocean.

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  • Watching the surf

    Watching the surf

  • Looking across the Giant's Causeway to Cooks Isle. The rocks on Giant's Causeway covered with water today.

    Looking across the Giant's Causeway to Cooks Isle. The rocks on Giant's Causeway covered with water today.

  • Give me your hand - Pacific Ocean at Fingal Heads, northern New South Wales - just over the Queensland border

    Give me your hand - Pacific Ocean at Fingal Heads, northern New South Wales - just over the Queensland border

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  • Looking north from Fingal Head over Fingal Head Beach which evolves into Letitia Beach further north - the next headland is Point Danger and the tall buildings are on the beachfront at Coolangatta. Difficult to photograph because of position of sun.

    Looking north from Fingal Head over Fingal Head Beach which evolves into Letitia Beach further north - the next headland is Point Danger and the tall buildings are on the beachfront at Coolangatta. Difficult to photograph because of position of sun.

  • Sitting on Fingal Head watching the board riders.

    Sitting on Fingal Head watching the board riders.

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  • Looking south of Fingal Head along Dreamtime Beach.

    Looking south of Fingal Head along Dreamtime Beach.

  • Lone tree on Fingal Head.

    Lone tree on Fingal Head.

  • Monday 26 May 2008 - Well I am not sure about this one - I tried lots of different crops. I thought you guys would be sick of my blue skies and thought I'd try something different. This is another one from yesterday taken at Fingal Head, the rock is volcanic - a long time ago Mt Warning in the Tweed Valley was a volcano and Fingal Head is a result of an eruption - so they say !! Captain Cook chartered these waters - Cook Isle is visible from this headland. Cook actually named this headland Point Danger, but somehow confusion resulted in the next headland northwards named Point Danger and they actually realised they got it wrong in the 1970's but far too late to rename the headlands.

    Monday 26 May 2008 - Well I am not sure about this one - I tried lots of different crops. I thought you guys would be sick of my blue skies and thought I'd try something different. This is another one from yesterday taken at Fingal Head, the rock is volcanic - a long time ago Mt Warning in the Tweed Valley was a volcano and Fingal Head is a result of an eruption - so they say !! Captain Cook chartered these waters - Cook Isle is visible from this headland. Cook actually named this headland Point Danger, but somehow confusion resulted in the next headland northwards named Point Danger and they actually realised they got it wrong in the 1970's but far too late to rename the headlands.

  • Sunday 25 May 2008 - Give me your hand - Pacific Ocean at Fingal Heads, northern New South Wales - just over the Queensland border - Sorry I haven't been around lately - my boss has been ill and away for five weeks - a lot of her work fell into my hands which meant extra long hours for me - I was managing well until the last couple of weeks when I didn't have the time to pick up my camera - thank goodness she is back tomorrow. Am looking forward to catching up on what you guys have been posting while I was absent.

    Sunday 25 May 2008 - Give me your hand - Pacific Ocean at Fingal Heads, northern New South Wales - just over the Queensland border - Sorry I haven't been around lately - my boss has been ill and away for five weeks - a lot of her work fell into my hands which meant extra long hours for me - I was managing well until the last couple of weeks when I didn't have the time to pick up my camera - thank goodness she is back tomorrow. Am looking forward to catching up on what you guys have been posting while I was absent.

  • Fingal Peninsula

    Fingal Peninsula

    Looking over at Tweed Heads from Fingal Peninsula, New South Wales, Australia. Photographed September 2015 - © 2015 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.

  • Fingal Head

    Fingal Head

    Looking over at Tweed Heads and Coolangatta, from Fingal Peninsula, New South Wales, Australia. This is the mouth of the Tweed River. Photographed September 2015 - © 2015 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.

  • Fingal Head

    Fingal Head

    Judy and I drove up Fingal Peninsula and walked down towards the groyne on the Fingal side of the Tweed River. This is the view from the track looking over towards Tweed Heads from Fingal Peninsula, New South Wales, Australia. You are actually looking at the border between New South Wales and Queensland. It is where the Tweed River meets the Pacific Ocean. Photographed September 2015 - © 2015 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.

  • Tweed Sand Bypassing Project

    Tweed Sand Bypassing Project

    Part of the Tweed Sand Bypassing Project at Fingal Peninsula, New South Wales, Australia. Photographed September 2015 - © 2015 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.

  • Water Dragon

    Water Dragon

    Water Dragon on Fingal Peninsula, New South Wales, Australia. Photographed September 2015 - © 2015 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.

  • Abandoned Car

    Abandoned Car

    Eyesore. Abandoned car on Fingal Peninsula, New South Wales, Australia. Photographed September 2015 - © 2015 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.

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    Sitting on Fingal Head watching the board riders.
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    Looking south of Fingal Head along Dreamtime Beach.