Dingle Heritage & History Photo Tour

We leave Dingle Town as our day begins along the scenic Slea Head Drive, winding through a peaceful rural landscape with sweeping views of Ventry Harbour, before we make our first stop at Rahinane Castle.

t within an 8th Century ringfort, set in picturesque farmland overlooking Ventry Harbour.

This area of the Dingle Peninsula has many ancient sites that have Beehive Huts, Stone Forts or Fairy Forts as well as stone walls, some dating back from Neolithic Times. We view the ruins as we learn about the construction and folklore of these unique buildings.

Standing beside the Cross at Slea Head, you are met with an outstanding vista of the Blasket Islands. We hear the story of the Great Blasket Island, uncovering the lives of its former residents and get to hear about the ruins of the village abandoned in 1953.

We view the iconic twisting concrete pathway down the cliff to the pier at Dunquin. It was originally built to provide easy landing as the islanders would row their currachs through the Blasket Sound, with supplies, animals and anything else they needed to transport to and from the mainland.

Riasc Monastic Settlementis an early medieval site where we see the foundations of dry stone walls, circular clocháns or beehive huts, and a small rectangular building as well as inscribed standing stones and cross slabs.

Dating back to perhaps the 7th Century this intact rectangular dry stone building is an amzing example of early Christian architecture.

Site of a 6th Century monastery and the remains of a 12th Century Church, that has a number of artefacts spread over a large site. We explore the history of the area including the links to St. Brendan the Navigator. Following our visit here we head back to Dingle for a lunch break of around 60 mins

que spanning the Garfinny River a couple of miles east of Dingle Town. It is the only bridge in Ireland designated as an Irish National Monument.

We visit the An Gráig Standing Stone which is a split standing stone, set in a magical landscape of ancient monuments and exquisite views of the Dingle Peninsula and Dingle Bay.

One of the most scenic castles in Ireland presents us with the ruins of a 16th Century tower, that stands on a prominent hill above a boulder beach looking out over Dingle Bay. Although we can only view the castle from the surrounding area, the views are spectacular. There’s also a Holy Well a short walk from where we park.