Ireland
Things to do in Dingle
21 places10 stories1 routes
Sightlore has 21 places to explore in Dingle, and 10 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Dingle's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Slea Head
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.
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Gallarus Oratory
The Gallarus Oratory is an oratory on the Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland.
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Reask
Reask is a ruined early Monastic site located 1 km east of Baile an Fheirtéaraigh, County Kerry, Ireland.
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Fahan, County Kerry
Fahan is an area on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland, noted for a collection of clochán, or drystone beehive huts.
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Inch Beach
Inch is a small coastal settlement and townland on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. Inch Strand, in Inch townland, is on a long sand spit and dune system which reaches into Dingle Bay.
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Conor Pass
The Conor Pass or Connor Pass is one of the highest mountain passes in Ireland served by an asphalted road. It is on the R560 road on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry.
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Gallarus Castle
Gallarus Castle is a four-storey rectangular tower house in Baile na nGall, County Kerry, Ireland and is notable as one of the few fortified structures preserved on the Dingle Peninsula.
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Dunbeg Fort
Dunbeg Fort is a promontory fort built in the Iron Age near the modern village of Ventry in County Kerry, Ireland.
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Kilmalkedar
Kilmalkedar is a medieval ecclesiastical site and National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.
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Ballintaggart Ogham Stones
Ballintaggart Ogham Stones is a collection of ogham stones forming a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.
Discovery routes in Dingle
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Dingle Peninsula: the Slea Head drive
From Inch Beach to the Ballintaggart ogham stones, from Dunbeg Fort and the Fahan beehive huts to Slea Head, from Reask to the Gallarus Oratory and Gallarus Castle, then Kilmalkedar and the Conor Pass.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Dunbeg Fort
Dunbeg Fort is a promontory fort built in the Iron Age near the modern village of Ventry in County Kerry, Ireland.
Fahan, County Kerry
Fahan is an area on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland, noted for a collection of clochán, or drystone beehive huts.
Reask
Reask is a ruined early Monastic site located 1 km east of Baile an Fheirtéaraigh, County Kerry, Ireland.
Gallarus Castle
Gallarus Castle is a four-storey rectangular tower house in Baile na nGall, County Kerry, Ireland and is notable as one of the few fortified structures preserved on the Dingle Peninsula.
Kilmalkedar
Kilmalkedar is a medieval ecclesiastical site and National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.
Ballywiheen
Ballywiheen is a medieval Christian site and National Monument located on the Dingle Peninsula, Ireland.
Doonmore
Doonmore is a promontory fort and National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.
Garfinny Bridge
Garfinny Bridge is a medieval stone bridge located in County Kerry, Ireland. The bridge was designated as an Irish National Monument.
Rahinnane Castle
Rahinnane Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.
Places of worship
Gallarus Oratory
The Gallarus Oratory is an oratory on the Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland.
Annagh Church
Annagh Church is a ruined medieval church and National Monument located near Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. The church was built between the 12th and 15th centuries.
Ardfert Abbey Friary
Ardfert Abbey, also known as Ardfert Friary, is a ruined medieval Franciscan friary and National Monument in Ardfert, County Kerry, Ireland.
Ardfert Cathedral
The Ardfert Cathedral is a ruined cathedral in Ardfert, County Kerry, Ireland. Dedicated to Saint Brendan, it was the seat of the Diocese of Ardfert from 1117 to 1663. It is now a heritage tourism site.
Temple-Managhan
St. Manchan's Oratory, also called An Teampall Geal ("the bright church") is a medieval oratory and National Monument in County Kerry, Ireland.
Killelton Church
Killelton Church is a medieval church and a National Monument in County Kerry, Ireland.
Monuments
Ballintaggart Ogham Stones
Ballintaggart Ogham Stones is a collection of ogham stones forming a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.
Nature
Inch Beach
Inch is a small coastal settlement and townland on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. Inch Strand, in Inch townland, is on a long sand spit and dune system which reaches into Dingle Bay.
Slea Head
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.
Conor Pass
The Conor Pass or Connor Pass is one of the highest mountain passes in Ireland served by an asphalted road. It is on the R560 road on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry.
Blasket Islands
The Blasket Islands are an uninhabited group of islands off the west coast of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.
Caherconree
Caherconree at 835 metres (2,740 ft), is the 20th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 27th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.
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