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Feature count in area: 7, all in Waterford,
OSI/LPS Maps: 76, 82, EW-C
Highest Place: St. John's Island 35m
Starting Places (1) in area Waterford Islands: Carrickavrantry Lake West
Summits & other features in area Waterford Islands: Burke's Island 5m, Gull Island North 5m, Gull Island South 15m, Helvick Island 15m, Sheep Island (2) 35m, St. John's Island 35m, Templebrick 10m
Note: this list of places may include island features such as summits, but not
islands as such.
Gull Island South, 15mIsland Oileán na bhFaoileann A name in Irish,
Place Rating ..
, Waterford County in Munster province, in Irish Islands Lists Reachable "On Foot " N Grid Reference X37900 96700,
OS 1:50k mapsheet 82 Place visited by: 1members, recently by: DavidWalsh, Island visited by 2 members.
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Plenty of room to park at Ballyvoony cove. Gull Island lies about half a kilometre to the southwest, with a small outcrop of rocks directly to the south of the island. I gave Gull Island South - and its rocks - a wide berth in circumnavigating it, no safe landing place being apparent for a lone kayaker. The cormorants stood up top with wings held out in mock-combative mode, trying to scare me off. I gave them a wave and let them have their high point.
There is a wonderful dog-leg sea cave about two or three hundred metres to the east of Ballyvoony cove, one of many such caves along this fabulous coastline. The cave is ideal for exploration in a 9 or 10 foot kayak. Any longer craft would have difficulty turning within the cave. I cursed myself for not having a headtorch, and was not able to explore it fully. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/island/2399/comment/20009/
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