The Geological Heritage of Kerry

The audit of County Geological Sites in Kerry was completed in 2026. The audit was carried out by Vincent Gallagher, Ronan Hennessy, Robbie Meehan and Clare Glanville. It was funded by the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment (DCEE) on behalf of Geological Survey Ireland.

Main Report

• The Geological Heritage of County Kerry

Individual Site Reports

• An Blascaod Mór (Great Blasket Island)
• An Cuas Garbh (Coosgorrib)
• An Cuas Glas (Coosglass)
• An Fheothanach (Feohanagh)
• An Sás (Sauce Creek)
• Ardfert Quarry
• Ardtully Mine
• Bá Fhíonáin (Saint Finan’s Bay)
• Baile an Sceilg (Ballinskelligs)
• Baile Mór (Ballymore)
• Ballybunnion Bay
• Ballydeenlea
• Ballyheigue Shore
• Ballymacelligott Caves
• Ballymakegoge
• Ballynahallia Quarry Cave
• Barrow
• Barry’s Glyn
• Béal an Mhín Ard (Minard Bay)
• Bealtra
• Beginish Island
• Bennaunmore
• Bhealach na Nae (Puffin Sound)
• Brandon Bay
• Caha Pass Tunnels
• Caherconree and Derrymore Glen
• Camp Valley
• Caragh Lough
• Carrahane Strand and Banna Strand
• Carrigacappeen
• Ceann Baile Dháith (Ballydavid Head)
• Ceann na Binne (Beenbane Head)
• Ceann Sibéal (Sybil Head to Smerwick Harbour)
• Ceann Sléibhe (Slea Head)
• Ceann Sléibhe – Dún Chaoin (Slea Head – Dunquin)
• Cloghvorragh
• Cnoc Bréanainn (Mount Brandon)
• Coosatorig – Foilaphucane
• Crag Cave
• Cuan an Chaoil (Ferriters Cove)
• Cummeenduff Glen
• Derrymore Island and Tralee Bay
• Devil’s Punch Bowl
• Dingle Silurian Coast
• Doon Point and Bay
• Dún Beag (Dunbeg)
• Fenit Island
• Gap of Dunloe
• Glenflesk
• Gneevgullia
• Inch – Castlemaine Harbour
• Inch West
• Kilcummin Moraine
• Kilfenora
• Killarney Paternoster Lakes
• Killeen
• Kilmakilloge Harbour Drumlin
• Kilmurry Bay
• Laght Point
• Lakes of Killarney
• Lighthouse to Trawagginaun Cove
• Lixnaw Quarry
• Loch an Pheidléara (Lough Doon)
• Loo Valley Road Section
• Macgillycuddy’s Reeks
• Maharees
• Muckross Mine
• Muckross Section
• Oyster Hill
• Red Cliff
• Ross Behy
• Ross Island Mine
• Rossdohan
• Roughty River Section
• Samphire Island
• Sceilg Mhichíl
• Tetrapod Trackway
• The Gaddagh
• Torc Waterfall
• Trá an Fhíona (Wine Strand)
• Trá Beag (Trabeg)
• Trá na hUíne – Loch Luíoch (Inny Strand – Lough Currane)
• Tubbrid, Kenmare
• Valentia Slate Quarry

Shapefile

Kerry

Recommended citation:

Gallagher, V., Meehan, R., Hennessy, R. & Glanville, C. 2026.
The Geological Heritage of County Kerry. An Audit of County Geological Sites in County Kerry. Geological Survey Ireland. Unpublished Report.

Topic: Heritage, Geology

Programme: Geoheritage, Planning

Category: Education

Type: Report, Online Publication