Caher Murphy
Caher Murphy is a building in County Kerry, Munster. Caher Murphy is situated nearby to Cathair Sayer, as well as near Clochán Mór.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Slea Head and Dunbeg Fort.
Slea Head
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Slea Head is a promontory on the westernmost part of the Dingle Peninsula, in southwest County Kerry, Ireland. It can be reached by the R559 road, with the nearest villages being Ballyickeen and Coumeenoole. Slea Head is situated 1½ km west of Caher Murphy.
Dunbeg Fort
Dunbeg Fort is a promontory fort built in the Iron Age near the modern village of Ventry in County Kerry, Ireland. Dunbeg Fort is situated 2 km east of Caher Murphy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunmore Head and Garraun Point.
Dunmore Head
Locality
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dunmore Head is a promontory in the westernmost part of the Dingle Peninsula, located in the barony of Corca Dhuibhne in southwest County Kerry, Ireland. Dunmore Head is situated 3 km west of Caher Murphy.
Garraun Point
Locality
The Great Blasket is the principal island of the Blaskets, County Kerry, Ireland. It was home to a small fishing community of Irish speakers until the island was abandoned in 1953 when living there became unsustainable. Garraun Point is situated 5 km west of Caher Murphy.
Ventry
Village
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dingle is the only sizable town on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, some 50 km southwest of Tralee. With a population in 2022 of 1,700, it has a colourful town centre and fishing harbour. Ventry is situated 6 km northeast of Caher Murphy.
Caher Murphy
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: building, tourism, ruins, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.10069° or 52° 6′ 3″ northLongitude
-10.43427° or 10° 26′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C4F4H28+77OpenStreetMap ID
way 367079478OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
“Caher Murphy” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Cathair Mhurfaí”
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Highlights include Cathair Sayer and Clochán Mór.
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