Ballinskelligs Beach

Ballinskelligs Beach is a beach in County Kerry, Munster. Ballinskelligs Beach is situated nearby to the ruins Ballinskelligs Castle, as well as near the beach Trá an Ghleanntáin.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ballinskelligs Castle and Ballinskelligs Priory.

Ballinskelligs Castle

Ruins

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ballinskelligs Castle is a castle located near Ballinskelligs on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. The castle is situated on the western shore of Ballinskelligs Bay, on a narrow promontory which is subject to heavy erosion. Ballinskelligs Castle is situated 160 metres south of Ballinskelligs Beach.

Ballinskelligs Priory

Cemetery

Photo: Chris06, Public domain.

Ballinskelligs Abbey was an Augustinian priory. It is located on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. The medieval priory, built in the 12 and 13th centuries, was established as a mainland priory for the monks of Skellig Michael who were abandoning the island due to adverse weather conditions. Ballinskelligs Priory is situated 670 metres south of Ballinskelligs Beach.

Horse Island

Islet

Horse Island is a presently uninhabited island in County Kerry, Ireland, located close to Portmagee between the mainland and Valentia Island. It is owned by the McGill family.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waterville and Portmagee.

Waterville

Village

Photo: Kemiah, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Waterville, historically known as Currane, is a village in County Kerry, Ireland, on the Iveragh Peninsula. The town is on a narrow isthmus, with Lough Currane to the east and Ballinskelligs Bay on the west, with the Currane River flowing between the two. Waterville is situated 7 km east of Ballinskelligs Beach.

Portmagee

Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Portmagee is a fishing village on the Iveragh Peninsula of County Kerry, with a population in 2022 of 116. In Irish it's An Caladh, "the ferry", because it was the port for Valentia Island, but a bridge now spans the channel.

Ballinskelligs Beach

Type: Beach
Also known as: “Trá Bhaile an Sceilge”
Category: landform
Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.82138° or 51° 49′ 17″ north

Longitude

-10.2696° or 10° 16′ 11″ west

Open location code

9C3FRPCJ+H5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 136986187

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Clós Súgartha trá Bhaile an Sceilge and Trá an Ghleanntáin.

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