Dingle Peninsula

The Office of Public Works has renovated this four-storey building. Built in the 16th century it was probably used in Cromwellian times and to garrison troops during the siege of Dun an Oir [1580].

Approximately 2 miles North West of Ballyferriter Village the standing remains of this Castle can be found. This castle was the birthplace of Pierce Ferriter, who was the last Irish Chief to hold out against Cromwell’s Army in the 17th century.

Approximately 2 miles North West of Ballyferriter Village the standing remains of this Castle can be found. This castle was the birthplace of Pierce Ferriter, who was the last Irish Chief to hold out against Cromwell’s Army in the 17th century.

Shadowed by Mount Brandon the surrounding countryside is a hill walker’s paradise. The coastline in the vicinity is of much geological interest. Brandon Creek is nearby and it is from here Saint Brendan is reputed to have set sail on his voyage of discovery. Tim Severin in 1976 used Brandon Creek as his starting point

Situated on the Slea Head/Ventry Road, are the Beehive or Clochans Huts [Beehive shaped cells or Huts made without mortar], eighteen Standing and Inscribed Stones, nineteen Souterrain, two Sculptured Crosses, seven Earthen Ring Forts, two Fortified Headlands. The Beehive Huts or Clochans, which are common to the area, owe their shape to the ancient method

The tower stands at the top of this hill, which is on the south side of Dingle Harbour. It holds a 19th century Mariner’s Beacon and a world war 2 look out post. The beacon is a solid tower of masonry, 35 feet high, erected during the great famine, and a wooden fingerpost points to

Peg Sayers the writer is buried here and in Dunquin village one can see the Blasket Experience.

In the Blasket Sound below the head two Spanish Armada ships the San Juan and the Santa Maria la Rosa sunk in 1588. At the highest point on the headland is an Ogham Stone, it indicates the pagan ancestry of the people it commerates. It reads: Erc Maqu Ercias Mu Dovinia. Dovinia is alleged to

Consisting of a fortified stonewall cutting off a triangular promontory. Protected by an elaborate system of earthen ramparts and trenches on the landward side. On the cliff edge inside the fort shows remains of stonewalling. The ruins of a circular building can be seen within the enclosure. The great wall 22 feet thick has an

North of Ballyferriter on the broad inlet of Smerwick Harbour built on a rock promontory lies the old fortress of Dun an Oir [Fort of Gold]. It was here in 1580 that the infamous massacre of 600 Irish and Spanish soldiers took place. Lord Grey and his troops besieged the fort and after 3 days