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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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Glenilen Farm

Glenilen Farm

When Valerie Kingston began bringing cheesecakes to sell at Bantry market in 1997, she found that people just loved the rich tasty milk produced on Glenilen farm in Drimoleague. Today, Alan and Valerie’s cheesecakes, yoghurts and desserts have gained a reputation across Ireland and beyond, and the family farm is a hive of activity. But […]

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Goat’s Path Pod Farm & Park

Welcome to Goat’s Path Farm & Pod Park is a beautiful glamping park in a farm setting. Its picturesque, rural location on the north side of the Sheep’s Head peninsula is a lovely family-friendly place, where you and yours can unwind on the West Cork coastline. You will find luxury pods, equipped for all your […]

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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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