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The 456-metre (1,496 ft)-high pass on the Dingle Peninsula links Dingle, in the south-west, with Brandon Bay and Castlegregory in the north-east. The scenic road leading to the pass weaves its way around the sharp cliff faces and past high corrie lakes. [ 4 ]
View of Dingle Bay. The bay runs approximately 40 km (25 mi) from northeast to southwest into the Atlantic Ocean. It is approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) wide at the head, and 20 km (12 mi) wide at the entrance. It is flanked on the north by the Dingle Peninsula, and on the south by the Iveragh Peninsula. The River Maine enters
The Dingle Peninsula (Irish: Corca Dhuibhne; anglicised as Corkaguiny or Corcaguiny, the name of the corresponding barony) is the northernmost of the major peninsulas in County Kerry. It ends beyond the town of Dingle at Dunmore Head , the westernmost point of Ireland .
It is a road on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry. [1] [2] The road forms part of the Wild Atlantic Way. [3] The R560 travels southwest from the N86 near Camp via Connor Pass between the Brandon and central Dingle mountain groups. The pass summit, at an elevation of 460 m (1,500 ft), affords panoramic views of the Dingle area and Dingle Bay.
The Slea Head Drive is one of the Dingle Peninsula's most scenic routes. [citation needed] En route are several landmarks such as Ventry Beach, a pre-historic fort and beehive huts, the Dingle Famine Cottage, views of the Blasket Islands, Coumenole Beach and Gallarus Oratory. The loop road returns towards Dingle. [citation needed]
Inch (Irish: Inse, meaning 'river meadow') [1] is a small coastal settlement and townland on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. Inch Strand, in Inch townland, [2] is on a long sand spit and dune system which reaches into Dingle Bay. [3] The R561 regional road passes through the area.
The Dingle Way (Irish: Slí Chorca Dhuibhne) [3] is a long-distance trail around the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. It is a 162-kilometre (101-mile) long circular route that begins and ends in Tralee and is typically completed in eight days. [ 4 ]
State Route 166A, also known as Castine Road, is a town-maintained [7] alternate route of SR 166 in Castine, running 4.1 miles (6.6 km) on the eastern side of the peninsula. It forms a half-loop and connects with its parent at both ends. The route originally ran along the west side of the peninsula on The Shore Road.