Glenbeigh and Rossbeigh Hill Loop Walk
This loop walk explores the area around the pretty village of Glenbeigh in County Kerry.
The village is a fine place for a walk with highlights including Rossbeigh beach, Coomasahran Lake, views of the Iveragh peninsula and a number of important rock art sites.
This circular walk climbs to Rossbeigh Hill where you can enjoy some fine views over Rossbeigh Strand, the Dingle Bay & Peninsula and the Ring of Kerry.
To continue your walking in the area head east to explore the Gap of Dunloe. Here you will find a series of beautiful lakes and fine views of the Kerry mountains.
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To the east you can visit the picturesque Caragh Lake and climb to a splendid viewpoint with views over the village, Inch beach, the Dingle peninsula and MacGillycuddy's Reeks mountains.
To the north there's Annascaul Lake on the Dingle Peninsula. The picturesque lake sits in a wonderful remote spot surrounded by mountains and a beautiful river valley. Here you can also pick up the Dingle Way, an epic circular walk classified as one of Ireland's National Waymarked Trails.
Also of interest is the popular climb to Carrauntoohil in the MacGillycuddy's Reeks mountain range. Here you can climb to the highest mountain in Ireland and enjoy some incredible views from the summit.
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End of Rossbehy Creek
Looking up at Ross-behy
Rossbeigh Strand Aerial Shot
Glenbeigh. Due to its natural heritage, history and its location on both the Ring of Kerry and Wild Atlantic Way, the village is a popular tourist destination. Glenbeigh is surrounded by a scenic horseshoe of hills and Seefin Mountain. The Caragh and Behy rivers flow at either side of the village into Castlemaine Harbour.
Pasture on the Kerry Way
Rossbeigh Point. Looking north-east to the tower at the end of the long sand spit in Dingle Bay. Across the water is the even longer sand spit of Inch Strand (attached to the north shore) and the Slieve Mish mountains. Rossbehy (Rossbeigh) Point (Castlemaine Beacon)
Picnic tables by the sea, Rossbeigh Beach, Glenbeigh. The area around Glenbeigh has a high concentration of prehistoric open-air rock art. This rock art belongs to the Atlantic tradition, consisting primarily of cup and ring marks and radial grooves, and dating back to the Late Neolithic/ Early Bronze Age period (2300-1500BC). There is an especially dense cluster near Coomasahran Lake.
Wynne's Folly. Near the village is the ruin of "Wynne's Folly" or "Glenbeigh Towers". This mansion was built by Lord Headley Wynne in 1867. The barbarity and brutality of Mr Roe, the agent for Lord Wynne during the evictions, were said to be far in excess of the worst actions of his master. Gladstone's Land Act of 1881, which in effect said that tenants should no longer be removed at will, did little for the residents of the Wynn Estate, as during the years of 1882 and 1883 there were numerous evictions. These evictions arose because the tenants could not afford the rent increases applied to cover the cost of construction of the castle. Not very long after this Wynn drifted into insolvency and left Glenbeigh. During World War I, the castle and grounds were let to the British military for use as a training centre for reservists. In 1921, Irish Republican forces burned down the castle and it was never rebuilt.