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 Coirean, is a village in County Kerry, Ireland, on the Iveragh Peninsula. The town is sited on a narrow isthmus, with Lough Currane on the east side of the town, and Ballinskelligs Bay on the west, and the Currane River connecting 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 2016 of 123. 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″ northLongitude
-10.2696° or 10° 16′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C3FRPCJ+H5OpenStreetMap ID
way 136986187OpenStreetMap 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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