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Ballinskelligs (7Km)
: ''Baile na Sceilge'' meaning homestead of the rocksDeidre Flanagan et al: ''Irish Place Names'', Gill & Macmillan, 1994, ISBN 0-7171-2066-X, p. 172) is a village in the south-west of the Iveragh peninsula ''(Uíbh Ráthach)'' in the Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking) region of County Kerry, Ireland (...)
Staigue stone fort (10Km)
, on the Iveragh peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland. Dating is difficult, but the fort is thought to have been built during the late iron age, probably somewhere between 300 and 400 AD, as a defensive stronghold for a local lord or king. The fort's walls are up to 5.5m (18ft) high in places, 4m (13ft) thick and 27.4m (90ft) in diameter. The interior is reached through a 1 (...)
Iveragh Peninsula (11Km)
The Iveragh Peninsula is located in County Kerry in Ireland. It is the largest peninsula in southwestern Ireland. A mountain range, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, lies in the centre of the peninsula. Carrauntoohil, its highest mountain, is also the highest peak in Ireland. Towns on the peninsula include Killorglin, Cahersiveen, Portmagee, Waterville, Caherdaniel, Sneem and Kenmare (...)