Carhoo Hill [Ballymacadoyle Hill]

About Carhoo Hill [Ballymacadoyle Hill]

Overlooking the narrow entrance to Dingle Harbour, this coastal Marilyn offers an exceptional reward for a modest ascent. Its grassy summit is famously marked by the Eask Tower, a 19th-century stone beacon. From here, the views across Dingle Bay to the Iveragh Peninsula and the distant Skelligs are arguably the best in West Kerry.

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• •The name Carhoo is derived from the Irish 'Ceathrú', meaning a quarter, referring to an old land measurement, while Ballymacadoyle likely translates as 'the townland of the blind man’s son'.
• •The summit is home to the Eask Tower, a 27-foot-high stone landmark built in 1847 by Captain Agnew Murphy to provide work during the Great Famine and to serve as a beacon for mariners.
• •Look for the solid stone hand built into the side of the tower; it points specifically toward the mouth of the harbour to guide ships through the 'blind' entrance.
• •The panorama from the top includes a striking profile of the Brandon range to the north and the jagged, pyramidal silhouettes of the Skellig Islands out to sea.
• •While its status as a Marilyn technically puts it in the same category as Ben Nevis, the short walk from the roadside is more likely to result in a picnic than an epic expedition.