Creadan Head, Coastal promontory in County Waterford, Ireland

Creadan Head is a headland on a small peninsula on the west side of Waterford Harbour, about three miles upriver from Dunmore East in County Waterford. It is the most easterly point in the county. Forty hand-hewn steps lead down to sea level in the rocks at the headland.

Creadan Head lies on the west side of Waterford Harbour, about three miles upriver from Dunmore East, and is the most easterly point in County Waterford. It formed part of the historic "main road" from Cork to London, and the Knights Templar ran a ferry from the headland to Templetown on the eastern side of the bay. Forty hand-hewn steps down to sea level remain in the rocks.

The beach at the base of the peninsula, on the north side, is called Fornaght Strand or Knockaveelish Strand; its Irish name, Trá na Mná Gorm, means "Strand of the Blue Women". Local accounts link the name to slaves landed or trans-shipped via the headland's steps, men and women said to have worn flowing kaftans and been called blue people. Others attribute it to Barbary slavers whose indigo-dyed cloth stained skin, or to smugglers disguised as women.

The headland lies about 5 km upriver from Dunmore East on the west side of Waterford Harbour, reached by minor roads and a coastal path. The forty hand-hewn steps cut into the rock are the only way down to sea level and are exposed and slippery in wet weather. A sandbar north of the point narrows the channel into the Port of Waterford, so keep clear of the buoyed navigation line.

The forty hand-hewn steps cut into the rock at the headland were also useful to maritime pilots, since the headland is an obvious embarkation and disembarkation point. The same steps are linked to the story that slaves were landed or trans-shipped here, and the beach below is called Trá na Mná Gorm, "The Strand of the Blue Women".