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Ballycarbery Castle

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#3 of 16 things to do in Cahersiveen

Sights & Landmarks, Castles

Cahersiveen, Ireland

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RjessMMM

Vancouver, Washington

278215

Reviewed 1 week ago

Nice pit stop

We stopped there while in the area to enjoy the remnants of what was no doubt a beautiful castle. There is a fence around it that indicates that it is on private property and not to go up to the castle. There are numerous gaps...More

Date of experience: November 2018

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Amanda H

Reviewed November 7, 2018

Electric fence- no entry - pretty cool though

You'll see from the photos that they've put up an electric fence to keep the cattle inside, which means you cannot get close to the castle. Its right on the water though, so when the tide is out you can walk along the river bed...More

Date of experience: September 2018

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eileenb676

Mullingar, Ireland

11254

Reviewed November 3, 2018 via mobile

While this castle ruin is still good to look at and good photos can be obtained, unfortunately one can currently not get access. I hope this is only temporary.

Date of experience: November 2018

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PSimms

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

339123

Reviewed October 23, 2018 via mobile

Typical Irish castle

This is a nice castle to see. It looks like a typical derelict Irish castle that you see around Ireland. You can’t go up to it or in it anymore because it’s on private land and closed to visitors. We visited it while on a...More

Date of experience: October 2018

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wunderlichsvenja

Cork, Ireland

165

Reviewed October 15, 2018

Beautiful, but cannot be accessed

The castle looks very beautiful and it's on a beautiful corner of the peninsula, but unfortunately you cannot access it and can only look at it from afar, which is a little disappointing. But if you're on your way to see the Stone Forts, you...More

Date of experience: October 2018

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Traveling_Beee

Nashville, Tennessee

27185

Reviewed September 24, 2018

Stop by if you are close

This is now private property so you can't get very close to the castle. It's actually very pretty. It's close to other forts (Cahergal and Leacanabuile so it's worth the drive.

Date of experience: September 2018

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Kate F

Wexford, Ireland

9835

Reviewed September 5, 2018

Worth a visit if in the area

A rather picturesque ruined castle in the middle of a field. It is not possible to get near it, probably for safety reasons. However, it's a good photo opportunity and it's certainly worth walking up the lane (I suspect the 'no entry' sign only applies...More

Date of experience: September 2018

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Jan-fgo171

Rotherham, United Kingdom

199

Reviewed September 3, 2018

Great setting for lovely photographs

Beautiful castle on great coastline only problem you couldn't get close to castle as acces was denied wasn't sure if this was because it was on private land or because of safety issues regarding castle structure.

Date of experience: August 2018

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dave-at-london

London, Canada

8830

Reviewed September 2, 2018

Possible to get close, but "no entry"

As the castle was very close to my hotel, I opted to visit. The drive is down some challenging Irish roads, and at the end (when you see the castle) there is a sign saying it is not accessible. Yes, you can get quite close,...More

Date of experience: August 2018

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633olived

County Dublin, Ireland

8772

Reviewed September 1, 2018

Visit while driving around the Ring of Kerry

Well this is certainly an old ruin, signposed to visitors to keep away and not go near!. We are Irish and while parked way outside the ruin, met visitors from other countries who were so disappointed they could only look from a distance. Seems silly...More

Date of experience: August 2018

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webwalker222

Edmonton

Viewing the Skelligs from land? (5 Replies)

Without taking a boat tour, is there any spot on land that I can get a decent view of the Skelligs even at a distance? Just to say I was there (thereabouts) and laid eyes on it? I may not have time to do a boat tour, but I am thinking about hiring a taxi to drive us around that area (including Caherciveen, I want to see Ballycarbery Castle) and parts of the Ring of Kerry for the day. Any suggestions for a private tour-taxi company? I saw one lsited for around 200euros, I think it's from...More

July 17, 2014|

Response fromsoonas|

There is a Skellig Ring drive on the Iveragh Peninsula, just off the Ring of Kerry. As good a view as you will get from land

WendySacramento

Sacramento

The best laid plans - trip report day 5 (15 Replies)

Day 4 here: tripadvisor.ie/ShowTopic-g186591-i88-k786321… We were woken at about 5 am by an incredible storm. You could hear the wind and hail and rain bombarding the skylight in our room. It was kind of nice while being cozy in bed, but when we got up our hostess told us power was out in many areas. It was fine in the valley though, and we were eager to start our drive around the ring of Kerry. Well, eager might be too strong. I took about three bites of breakfast and decided I might be...More

October 10, 2014|

Response fromKesh_grammy|

Greetings Wendy, Thank you for your trip reports. A few questions? Did you stop off at Killorglin? Where were you located during the storm? Was it Sunday night, or Monday? Kind Regards, Kesh grammy

Slainte57

Tinley Park

Ireland Adventure- Day 11 trip report- May 15th (2 Replies)

May the rain fall soft upon your field......that it did and a bit more. We left Glengarriff in the rain not knowing what our game plan was. I had three options since spending three nights in Kenmare. Option 2 is what we chose, knowing that all that was planned would not actually happen. I had driven the pass before but this time in rain and fog did not have the same awe factor. Fog hung thick so the visions of the valleys before were not visible. Driving into Kenmare, we headed for the Black...More

May 16, 2017|

Response fromTarry11|

Sounds like you are making the most of it.

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