Coastal Adventure in West Cork
Just a few months shy of ten years ago, we’d visited Sherkin Island and as we were leaving I spotted a man on a RIB talking to two others on their dingy. It was a lovely warm August day, just before school was about to start again. In the background is the famous Baltimore Beacon,…
A Coastal Haven in West Cork
The Baltimore Beacon on one side and Sherkin Island on the other, while we travelled to that island on a day trip, the same day as this photo of the Wallis Buoy.
Ruins and Beacons
The Baltimore Beacon can be spotted between the ruins of a Franciscan Friary on Sherkin Island. The Beacon is around 900m behind the ruins, sitting on a cliff overlooking the sea. The Friary, known locally as The Abbey, was founded in 1460, and it continued to act as a religious building until 1650, when it…
Watching the Baltimore Beacon
The Baltimore Beacon stands atop the cliffs overlooking the Atlantic Ocean as our boat to Cape Clear sails past.
Baltimore Beacon at Sunset
Baltimore Beacon, Co Cork. Ireland. March 2015.
Sailing Past the Baltimore Beacon
The Baltimore Beacon, Co Cork. August 2013.
Looking Over at Sherkin Island
Next to the Baltimore Beacon in Co Cork. March 2015.
Speeding Past the Baltimore Beacon
The Baltimore Beacon, Co Cork.
Rounding the Beacon
The Baltimore Beacon, Cork, Ireland. August 2013.
From Sherkin to the Mainland
On the boat to Sherkin Island. August 2013.
The Sherkin Island Abbey
Known locally as “The Abbey”, this ruin was a Franciscan friary that operated from the 1400s to 1796 when the last friar died. In the background you can see the Baltimore Beacon.