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Going to Barleycove Beach

I was very disappointed that I didn't get to see much of Mizen Head, despite actually being there. The weather was so bad that visibility was very poor. I couldn't even see beyond the car park. The sightseeing bridge here are Mizen Head was also off limits to visitors so there was very little for me to do or even see here. I was disappointed because I was planned the whole visit to Cork on a visit to Mizen Head. Much as I have already seen quite a few places here in Cork, having the main destination turn out to be a disappointment was a downer. Anyway, I decided to start retracing my steps.

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Barleycove Beach

Atlar Neolithic site is a nice side trip on my exploration of the Mizen Peninsula. I only had a few sites in mind when I was planning the trip so having this was a nice extra for me. It was all along the way, so I didn't really waste time going here. I was intending to keep going south of Mizen Peninsula and I didn't really need any satnav to know where to go. There are signs all over the place so I just needed to follow them until I literally can't go any further. This was all at the southern end of Ireland and I had no idea how rugged it was.

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What a place ..early morning run and swim ...before and after ..this as near to paradise as one can get. #barleycove #wildaltlanticway #westcorkexplorer #skinnydipping #wildswimming #running #runningman #irelandtravel (at Barleycove)

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We left East Cork on a wet and miserable Sunday morning, heading to West Cork with its wonderful scenery. The weather cleared. The sun shone.  It was a perfect day for drifting along the coast enjoying the moments. Here was the Wild Atlantic Way in all its glory! After a wonderful breakfast in Budds of Ballydehob, we headed to Barley Cove to stretch our legs. The magnificent beachscape here and sand dunes were created by a tsunami in the aftermath of the great Lisbon earthquake in the 18th Century.

The WWW sign at Barley Cove

Tsunami in Cork

Back beach Barley Cove

Front Beach Barley Cove

Next stop was Mizen Head itself with its rugged landscape, pointing out into the Atlantic Ocean at Ireland’s most south-westerly point. The visitor centre here forms the entrance to the Mizen Signal Station, built on an island in 1905. Access is via a very secure walkway and bridges with a number of easier walks to viewing platforms. Everywhere you look the cliff scenery is spectacular

The walkways allow for close encounters with birdlife and a close-up view of some spectacular geology.

It takes about 10 minutes to walk down – longer to walk back up via the famous 99 steps!

The signal station with keepers quarters was severely damaged in the storms of last winter and they and the Marconi Radio Room were still under repair at the time of our visit. All the more time for us to enjoy the fantastic views of Dunlough Bay and out towards Sheeps’ Head and the Beara Peninsula. Afterwards, we meandered towards Three Castle Head. Access to the site is via a working farm, unsuitable for our dogs, unfortunately, but we enjoyed the lovely countryside.

This is what we missed – next time, hopefully!

Three Castless overlooking Doulough – Image Wikipedia.

We then headed towards Crookhaven via Browhead with its interesting fieldscapes. Traces of 19th Century copper mines remain here.

From the pier in Crookhaven…an old quarry works can be seen.

ooking towards Castlemehigan

At Crookhaven

From the Pier at Crookhaven

We headed back via the famous church in the townland of Altar. This Church of Ireland building was erected between 1847 and 1852, at the behest of  Rev. William Fisher, who gave work to the poor people of the area, with funding from Famine Relief. He named it ‘Teampol-na-mbocht’  – the Irish for Church of the Poor.

Altar Church of Ireland

Plain stone grave markers

Altar graveyard

Altar Church. Built as part of Famine relief scheme

Nearby is a fine example of a Wedge Tomb

Altar Wedge Tomb

Altar Wedge Tomb Goleen

It was a beautiful end to a beautiful day, overlooking Toormoore Bay.

Goleen

The sea at Goleen

Postcards from the Wild Atlantic Way – Mizen Peninsula Co Cork We left East Cork on a wet and miserable Sunday morning, heading to West Cork with its wonderful scenery. 

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