A misty day on the Dingle Peninsula

Even though the sun was shining early in the morning, by the time we arrived on the Dingle Peninsula on the southwest coast of Ireland the mist had well and truly rolled in and it was sprinkling rain. The little coastal town of Dingle is very cute, with lots of stone buildings painted in pastel colours. We managed to find a cafe that was open (Saturday morning in winter...) and after a coffee, we set off to explore.

Apart from some beautiful beaches with golden sands, and some big surf breaks, the Dingle Peninsula has a few surprises in store. The beehive huts have been constructed from the Iron Age to modern times, and are made with a circular drystone wall that slopes inwards towards the top and the final hole in the top is then covered by a flat stone. This gives the distinctive beehive shape, and they were lived in by hermit monks and later by farmers displaced by Norman invaders.

The farmer where we saw the beehive huts had sheep with new lambs that we were lucky enough to see. So cute! 

Slea Head Drive is a scenic route around the bottom part of the peninsula with wonderful coastal views and  towards the top of the peninsula Conor Pass and waterfall are reputedly amazing but the fog was so thick when we were up there, we couldn't see anything except the scarily narrow winding road as we came over the top and wended our way downwards. Nevertheless, Peggy the Peugeot handled it all with ease.






























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  1. Neville CannMarch 5, 2025 at 12:50 AM

    That dry stone work is amazing. Lost skills though perhaps not lost there in Ireland.

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