North Head is a cliffy promontory rising to a hummock, high. Harrington appeared as ultramarathon runner Cliff Young in the 2012 ABC1 telemovie "Cliffy". It is intersected by gullies and has several cliffy projections. The entire east coast of the island is cliffy and high. Various clowns served as the advertising mascot from 1953 to 1956, including Cliffy the Clown. In 2012, Boylan filmed for the role of Mary in the ABC television move "Cliffy". In May 2013, ABC1 broadcast "Cliffy", a telemovie about Young's victorious 1983 run.