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Drimoleague Heritage Loop Walk

January 6, 2014 by Dunmanus

The Drimoleague Heritage Loop Walk is a two-hour walk which combines village landscape, hilltop panorama, woodland and riverbank.

Starting at Drimoleague Railway Yard in Drimoleague village in the heart of West Cork, your walk takes you past All Saint’s Church, the Old Graveyard and the Famine Pit.

A steep climb takes you to the Top of the Rock where the old village once stood. Now you’ll find modern glamping pods there at the Top of the Rock Pod Pairc and Walking Centre!

From here, you can survey the hills to the north before descending into the River Ilen Valley for a lovely riverbank walk which eventually brings you back to the village.

Filed Under: Drimoleague Heritage Walkways, Walking

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The Sheep’s Head is a peninsula rich in history and you’ll find traces of its past all along the Sheep’s Head Way walking route.

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House Sign: The Old Arundel Farmhouse

Letter-Cutting Courses

Learn traditional letter-carving skills under the tuition of an experienced stonecarver on West Cork’s Sheep’s Head peninsula. Victor Daly leads regular letter-cutting and stone-carving courses at his workshop just outside the village of Ahakista on the Sheep’s Head peninsula in West Cork. His 1-day letter-cutting courses are held throughout the year. Please get in touch […]

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Tíg na Fáilte Holiday home

Tíg na Fáilte Holiday Home

Tíg na Fáilte is a comfortable and welcoming holiday home on West Cork’s stunning Sheep’s Head peninsula. This lovely Irish holiday home on West Cork’s Sheep’s Head peninsula offers wonderful views of Dunmanus Bay from the living room, kitchen and all three bedrooms. The master bedroom with double bed and en-suite, is on the first […]

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This project has been supported by Cork County Council & the LEADER programme under the Rural Development Programmes 2007-13 and 2017-2021.
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