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Fastnet Lighthouse is a 54-metre-tall (177 ft) lighthouse situated on the remote Fastnet Rock in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the most southerly point of Ireland and lies 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) southwest of Cape Clear Island and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from County Cork on the Irish mainland. [ 1] The current lighthouse is the second to be built on ...
This is a list of megalithic monument on the island of Ireland. Megalithic monuments are found throughout Ireland, and include burial sites (including passage tombs, portal tombs and wedge tombs (or dolmens)) and ceremonial sites (such as stone circles and stone rows ). / 54.3421528°N 5.8034778°W / 54.3421528; -5.8034778 ...
This is a list of satellite map images with missing or unclear data. Some locations on free, publicly viewable satellite map services have such issues due to having been intentionally digitally obscured or blurred for various reasons of this. [ 1] For example, Westchester County, New York asked Google to blur potential terrorism targets (such ...
Ringfort. The Grianán Ailigh in County Donegal, Ireland, is one of the more impressive stone-walled ringforts. Ringforts or ring forts are small circular fortified settlements built during the Bronze Age, Iron Age and early Middle Ages up to about the year 1000 AD. They are found in Northern Europe, especially in Ireland.
Torc Waterfall (from Irish Easach Toirc, meaning 'cascade of the wild boar') [ 3] is a 20 metres (66 ft) high, 110 metres (360 ft) long cascade waterfall formed by the Owengarriff River as it drains from the Devil's Punchbowl corrie lake at Mangerton Mountain. The waterfall, which lies at the base of Torc Mountain, in the Killarney National ...
The Hill of Tara ( Irish: Teamhair or Cnoc na Teamhrach) [ 2] is a hill and ancient ceremonial and burial site near Skryne in County Meath, Ireland. Tradition identifies the hill as the inauguration place and seat of the High Kings of Ireland; it also appears in Irish mythology.
Public access. Yes. National monument of Ireland. Reference no. 648 [ 1] Ballyallaban ringfort ( Irish: Baile Albóin) or sometimes An Rath ("The Rath") is an earthen ringfort south of Ballyvaughan in the Burren area, in County Clare, Ireland. It is a National Monument .
The Ring of Kerry ( Irish: Mórchuaird Chiarraí) is a 179-kilometre-long (111-mile) circular tourist route in County Kerry, south-western Ireland. Clockwise from Killarney it follows the N71 to Kenmare, then the N70 around the Iveragh Peninsula to Killorglin – passing through Sneem, Waterville, Cahersiveen, and Glenbeigh – before returning ...