Sacred promontory

Sacred promontory or sacred cape or holy promontory or cape was a name assigned by the ancient Greeks and Romans to salient promontories extending into large bodies of water at strategic locations, typically containing a temple to the god of the sea. The English translates Latin sacrum promunturium and ancient Greek ἱερὸν ἀκρωτήριον (hieron akrōtērion). Some sacred promontories were:
 * Cap Corse, northern Corsica
 * Cape Fiolente, Crimea (vicinity of Sevastopol)
 * Cape Gelidonya, southern coast of Turkey
 * Cape Kyllini, located in Kastro-Kyllini, Elis, Greece
 * Cape St. Vincent, southern Portugal
 * Holyhead, Wales
 * Hook Head, Wexford, Ireland
 * Pallene, Chalcidice, northern Aegean Sea
 * Sagres Point, southern Portugal
 * Sounion, near Athens
 * Triopium promontorium in Turkey