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Feature count in area: 74, all in Kerry,
OSI/LPS Maps: 63, 70, 71, 78, 83, 84, 85, EW-DC, EW-DE, EW-DW
Highest Place: Beginish 64m
Starting Places (52) in area Kerry Islands:
Ardgroom, Ballydavid, Blasket Centre, Cahersiveen, Carriganine, Cashelkeelty Stone Circles Carpark, Coad Cemetery, Coad Road End, Com an Chiste, Coomnahorna River, Cooncrome Harbour, Cooryeen Lane, Coosavuddig Quay Brandon Creek, Coumeenoole Bay, unuseableCúm an Easpaig, Dereenavurrig, Derrymore West Trail, Derrynane Quay, Dooneen Pier, Dromoghty Lough North, Ducalla, Dún Chaoin E, Dunkerron Mid, Esknaloughoge Forest Trailhead, Feoghanagh River, Glenbeg Lough N, Gowlanes Wood, Gowlaun Lough, Inis Tuaisceart, Kenmare Bridge, Killurly SW, Knockanamadane, Knockanaskill N, Knocknasullig, Laghtacallow, Mount Eagle Lough, Old Lansdowne School, Old Town, Poulacapple, Puffin Island, Red Trout Lake, River Drimminboy Track, Rossacoosane Mid, Sahaleen Bridge, Scarriff Island, Shronebirrane Farm, Shronebirrane Road, Slea Head Carpark, Smerwick, Sneem, Tetrapod CP, Villa Nuovo
Summits & other features in area Kerry Islands:
Abbey Island 46.5m, Carrigduff 53m, Foze Rock Small 5m, Foze Rock Great 10m, Beginish (2) 64m, Beginish (1) 14m, Bird Island 5m, Brown Island 5m, Burned Island 15m, Burnt Island 11m, Cammarna 5m, Cappanacush 15m, Lemon Rock 5m, Carrig Island 6m, Hog's Head 37m, Church Island 5m, Daniel's Island 11m, Doonagaun Island 5m, Dunkerron Island East 15m, Dunkerron Island West 15m, Einaun Island 15m, Flax Island 5m, Fox Island (2) 5m, Garinish Island (1) 35m, Greenane 5m, Horse Island (5) 42m, Horse Island (4) 19m, Illaunacummig 11m, Illaunakilla 5m, Illaunanandan 13m, Illaunanoon 5m, Illaunboe 12m, Illaundrane 17m, Illauneeragh (2) 5m, Illaungowla 5m, Illaunimmil 22m, Illaunleagh (1) 12m, Illaunleagh (2) 5m, Illaunleama 5m, Illaunloughan 5m, Illaunnakeesha 5m, Illaunnanoon 5m, Illaunnaweelaun 27m, Illaunreanageah 5m, Illaunroe (2) 5m, Illaunsillagh 14m, Illaunslea 5m, Illauntannig 15m, Illaunturlogh 15m, Inishkeelaghmore 15m, Inishkeragh 9m, Inishtooskert (1) 16m, Lamb's Island 35m, Lamb's Island (1) 15m, Lamb's Island 15m, Leaghcarrig 5m, Leaghillaun 5m, Lure 50m, Long Island (1) 25m, Moylaun Island 22m, Mucklaghbeg 5m, Oats Island 5m, Illaunathowe 5m, Two Headed Island 28m, Ormond's Island 15m, Pig Island (2) 5m, Reennafardarrig 15m, Rossdohan Island 35m, Rossmore Island 32m, Samphire Island 22m, Samphire Island Little 8m, Sherky Island 36m, Spanish Island (1) 5m, Washerwoman Rock 5m
Note: this list of places may include island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
Highest Place: Beginish 64m
Starting Places (52) in area Kerry Islands:
Ardgroom, Ballydavid, Blasket Centre, Cahersiveen, Carriganine, Cashelkeelty Stone Circles Carpark, Coad Cemetery, Coad Road End, Com an Chiste, Coomnahorna River, Cooncrome Harbour, Cooryeen Lane, Coosavuddig Quay Brandon Creek, Coumeenoole Bay, unuseableCúm an Easpaig, Dereenavurrig, Derrymore West Trail, Derrynane Quay, Dooneen Pier, Dromoghty Lough North, Ducalla, Dún Chaoin E, Dunkerron Mid, Esknaloughoge Forest Trailhead, Feoghanagh River, Glenbeg Lough N, Gowlanes Wood, Gowlaun Lough, Inis Tuaisceart, Kenmare Bridge, Killurly SW, Knockanamadane, Knockanaskill N, Knocknasullig, Laghtacallow, Mount Eagle Lough, Old Lansdowne School, Old Town, Poulacapple, Puffin Island, Red Trout Lake, River Drimminboy Track, Rossacoosane Mid, Sahaleen Bridge, Scarriff Island, Shronebirrane Farm, Shronebirrane Road, Slea Head Carpark, Smerwick, Sneem, Tetrapod CP, Villa NuovoSummits & other features in area Kerry Islands:
Abbey Island 46.5m, Carrigduff 53m, Foze Rock Small 5m, Foze Rock Great 10m, Beginish (2) 64m, Beginish (1) 14m, Bird Island 5m, Brown Island 5m, Burned Island 15m, Burnt Island 11m, Cammarna 5m, Cappanacush 15m, Lemon Rock 5m, Carrig Island 6m, Hog's Head 37m, Church Island 5m, Daniel's Island 11m, Doonagaun Island 5m, Dunkerron Island East 15m, Dunkerron Island West 15m, Einaun Island 15m, Flax Island 5m, Fox Island (2) 5m, Garinish Island (1) 35m, Greenane 5m, Horse Island (5) 42m, Horse Island (4) 19m, Illaunacummig 11m, Illaunakilla 5m, Illaunanandan 13m, Illaunanoon 5m, Illaunboe 12m, Illaundrane 17m, Illauneeragh (2) 5m, Illaungowla 5m, Illaunimmil 22m, Illaunleagh (1) 12m, Illaunleagh (2) 5m, Illaunleama 5m, Illaunloughan 5m, Illaunnakeesha 5m, Illaunnanoon 5m, Illaunnaweelaun 27m, Illaunreanageah 5m, Illaunroe (2) 5m, Illaunsillagh 14m, Illaunslea 5m, Illauntannig 15m, Illaunturlogh 15m, Inishkeelaghmore 15m, Inishkeragh 9m, Inishtooskert (1) 16m, Lamb's Island 35m, Lamb's Island (1) 15m, Lamb's Island 15m, Leaghcarrig 5m, Leaghillaun 5m, Lure 50m, Long Island (1) 25m, Moylaun Island 22m, Mucklaghbeg 5m, Oats Island 5m, Illaunathowe 5m, Two Headed Island 28m, Ormond's Island 15m, Pig Island (2) 5m, Reennafardarrig 15m, Rossdohan Island 35m, Rossmore Island 32m, Samphire Island 22m, Samphire Island Little 8m, Sherky Island 36m, Spanish Island (1) 5m, Washerwoman Rock 5m
Note: this list of places may include island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Reachable "On Foot " N
Grid Reference Q72863 14674, OS 1:50k mapsheet 71
Place visited by: 13 members, recently by: DeirdreM, Doughnutlover, chelman7, hivisibility, ciarraioch, omurchu, Fergalh, conormcbandon, markmjcampion, strangeweaver, scapania, wicklore, DavidWalsh , Island visited by 13 members.
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Notes on name: The Big Island
Short or GPS IDs, 6 char: SmphIs, 10 char: SmphrIslnd
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/island/2382/
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1 Km walk from free Car park at begining of pier
by Fergalh
27 Jul 2022
Short walk along pier past Marina leads to the rock that St. Brendan left from for his voyage to America way back when. A small free theme park is set around this rock and unusually for Kerry the car park and theme park are free to visit. A final point be careful of fishermen casting their lines here Linkback: mountainviews.ie/island/2382/comment/23594/
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