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Beehive-huts are a great attraction on Dingle Island, mainly west of Dingle-town : These buildings date back hundreds of years, but their exacte age is unknown. All of these Beehive-huts are situated on private land ! You may enter them , after having payed a small fee of maybe 1-2 Euros. This system of "private museums" in Ireland is quite simple: On one hand it is a steady income for the landowners during the main season.On the other hand the maintenance of these small sights by a museum and an extra person selling tickets would be too expensive.
You better carefully watch your step !!Most of these beehive-huts are situated on meadows with plenty of sheep, who never care a lot, where they powder their noses... Leave a Comment Directions: When you drive on Slea Head Drive (R559) , the scenic circle-road west of Dingle-town, you will pass by many of these buildings.
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This old stone-age village is to be found not far from Gallarus Oratory . It consists of several houses, also called clochans . These buildings are quite usual in that area and they were built by heaping up stones and rocks of all sizes, forming a flat and narrow house, only the roofs are missing today, obviously they had roofs made of straw.
Nowadays there is a fence around these buildings, BUT of course you may climb over it and take a closer look at this great remains ! Leave a Comment Directions: You have to keep your eyes open, when driving through Dingle Island in order to find these treasures of Irish history. This village is about halfway between gallarus Oratory and Kilmalkedar.
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Not far from Gallarus Oratory you may see Kilmalkedar ( Cill Maolcheadair ) with its small graveyard and a famous "Ogham-stone" and this famous early celtic cross.
The celtic cross on the left was made of 1 piece of stone and the ogham-stone on the right of my picture is that small needle-like stone, that even has a small hole drilled in on the top. Such ogham-stones were taken as a calender maybe, but scientists are not really sure about it. Another ogham stone of Kilmalkedar cemetery might have been used as a callender, BUT nobody knows for sure - see my last picture. Leave a Comment Directions: Kilmalkedar is in a distance of 4km from Gallarus Oratory, at the north-west cost of Dingle peninsula.
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Dunbeg Fort ( An Dun Beag ) is the best-preserved of the Irish Forts dating back to the Iron-time. Dunbeg Fort ( An Dun Beag ) is about 6 km west of Dingle-town, when you drive on road R559 ( the Slea Head Drive).
On my picture you may see one of the small doors leading from one of the rooms into another, the stones are just heaped upon each other, but in a perfect and absolutely wind-proof way. At some places these walls are 1 meter thick. Leave a Comment Directions: You will get to Dunbeg Fort, when you drive on Slea Head Drive (R559) , the scenic circle-road west of Dingle-town. Dunbeg Fort will be on the right of the road, next to the cliffs !
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Connor Pass is a steep pass-road through the mountains north of Dingle town.
This road is restricted to vehicles with less than 2,8 tons, but local people and some tourists go there anyway with cars being much more heavy .
The road over Connor-pass is really very narrow at many places, it has only a few small passing-places and some overhanging rocks that might damage high vehicles, especially motorhomes. Still it is worth to go there, because the panorama-view is overwhelming. A few years ago, when I came to Dingle with my big motorhome of 4 tons , I also had a small "Di Blasi" motorbike with me - you may see it , when you click on my picture ! Leave a Comment Address: Dingle - Connor-passDirections: Connor Pass is only 5Km north of Dingle town, just follow the signposts and try to explore also a bit of the northern part of Dingle-peninsula !!
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When you are lucky, you may get into a "Dingle-trafic-jam" with local sheep - it will even make a great picture, in case that you are able to find a perfect place to stand with your camera.
Simply try to be quicker in finding a great place to take the picture, than I did ! I simply was 2 minutes too late to climb up one of these side-walls, but I was lucky anyway somehow...
Believe me, if you want to arrange such a picture by waiting at a crossing for some sheep, it SIMPLY WILL NOT WORK, it might be the best to arrange such a picture with the help of the local farmers, who will of course expect some tip ! Leave a Comment Directions: I took this picture in one of the side-roads in Dingle-island. Speak to the local farmers and ask them, at what he will pass by...
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Dingle-town is the main village of Dingle-peninsula, and mostly the island and also the village are simply called "Dingle". Dingle has only 1300 inhabitants but recently it became quite popular among young tourists - certainly not only for Funghi, the dolpin, but also for the many pubs offering live-music sessions every night in summer. Dingle is also a good place to go shopping for things that you are used to from home, but cannot get at most places in Ireland. I mean things like special camera-accesories and camping-articles. Many shops have specialized and offer such things for the tourists.
In summer, between May and October there is a good bus-service to Dingle, taking you directely to Dingle-Main-street. Leave a Comment Directions: Dingle Peninsula is the nothernmost of the 5 fingers reaching out into the Atlantic ocean at the south-westcoast of Ireland.
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Simply amazing is the very early BeeHive Huts made of dry laid stone, on the Dingle Loop just before Slea Head. You have to pay the local farmer a fee to climb down and look at them, but it sure is worth it. Fabulous construction and historical discovery. He will also give you some paperwork with the facts.
Also Dun Beg Fort. These early ruins are so impressive and really connect you to the history of "How Ireland saved Western Civilization". Besides the fort and huts, the views are spectacular. Leave a Comment Address: Slea Head, Dingle Peninsula LoopDirections: Dingle Peninsula, Slea Head. Contact: Dingle Guided Tours, c/o The Mountain Man, Strand St., Dingle, tel. 066-915-2400; Moran's Slea Head Tours, tel. 066-915-1155, web site: www.dingle-peninsula-tours.com; O'Connor's Slea Head Tours, tel. 087-248-0008.Website: www.dingle-peninsula-tours.com
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The scenery and country side are just outstanding on the drive west from Dingle. You'll want to pull over many times to OOHH and AAHH when possible. The road is narrow and many times allows only one car at a time so caution and concentration is required for the driver. Lots of sheep wandering the roads. At Slea Head is much to see, including the over look of the Blasket Islands, historic beehive huts from 2000BC, the Blasket Island interpretive center.
From Slea Head the road winds north through the tiny village of Dunquin and their great ceramic shop. At Clogher Head the road turns east to Ballyferriter. Just take your time and wander the side roads and enjoy the Ireland you have always imagined - far from the crowds and tourist shops. Leave a Comment
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The Slea Head Drive on Dingle Peninsula in Co. Kerry is one of the best road trips you will take and never forget. It is just the right length and the diversity keeps you looking around each new corner.
I recommend Slea Head Beach for stopping and taking a moment to breath in the sea, watch the waves, and enjoy the sand. The formations of rocks are dramatic and seem almost angry. Leave a Comment
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