[1] The headland and adjacent lands were designated under a Special Amenity Area Order in March 2008.

[2] The most direct way to reach the cross at the top (about 190m above sea level) is via an ascending footpath that begins just outside the free car park on the lower, northern slopes, to the south of Bray Esplanade.

The footpath, after the initial section with cut steps, is a rough path formed by rainwater and ascending through natural woodland.

The Dublin-Wicklow railway line runs outside of Bray Head along the coast, sometimes travelling within feet of the cliffs.

[5] The slate sea-cliffs at Bray Head have been established as a minor rock-climbing location since the 1970s, though a few of the climbs were originally recorded in the 1940s.