Heirhill

Heirhill is a locality in County Kerry, Munster. Heirhill is situated nearby to the village Ballyheige, as well as near the locality Ballynaskreena.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ballyheigue Castle.

Ballyheigue Castle

Ruins

Photo: Kglavin, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Ballyheigue Castle, in Ballyheigue, County Kerry, is a ruined Tudor-gothic-revival-style mansion. It was used as a residence of the Crosbie family and later as a jail. It has been burned twice. It is currently part of a golf course. Ballyheigue Castle is situated 3½ km southwest of Heirhill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballyheige and Causeway.

Ballyheige

Village

Photo: Rubensni, Public domain.

Ballyheigue, officially Ballyheige, is a coastal town and civil parish in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 18 km northwest of Tralee along the R551 road. It is a scenic locale which forms part of the Wild Atlantic Way and has several miles of beaches that connect to Banna Strand to the south, and Kerry Head to the north. Ballyheige is situated 3½ km southwest of Heirhill.

Causeway

Hamlet

Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Causeway is a village in County Kerry in Ireland. In the village there is one shop/post office, two hairdressers, a fast food outlet, a funeral home, a bakery and four pubs. Causeway is situated 5 km east of Heirhill.

Kilmoyley

Hamlet

Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly, is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Kilmoyly is in a civil parish of the same name. Kilmoyley is situated 6 km southeast of Heirhill.

Heirhill

Type: Locality
Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.41861° or 52° 25′ 7″ north

Longitude

-9.81222° or 9° 48′ 44″ west

Elevation

57 metres (187 feet)

Open location code

9C4GC59Q+C4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 52260617

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

2963784

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