Placenames & Their Amazing Stories: with a West Cork Picnic
(71) Reviews
Castlehaven Cross
About
Experience the world’s only daily placenames walking tour, an intimate, luxury experience (max 8 guests) along the stunning Wild Atlantic Way. Regularly featured on TV and in the media, this unique tour unlocks the hidden history of Castlehaven through its placenames—revealing Viking traders, Gaelic chieftains, and long-lost ways of life.
Discover names like Carrig na Saighneoirí, a tiny headland named after the medieval pilchard fishermen who made the O’Driscolls and O’Donovans as wealthy as European royalty. Explore Beann tSídháin (peak of the faeries ) and An Glaisín Álainn (the beautiful little stream), where the landscape itself tells a story.
Your experience includes a gourmet picnic...
Highlights
From 3 hours to 4 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 3 hours to 4 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
We provide hiking poles for those that want to use them
We provide a picnic lunch featuring local artisan foodstuffs.
Coffee and/or Tea
Parking Fees
Hotel pick-up or drop-off
Gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
GR84+78 Castlehaven Cross
Our meeting point at Castlehaven Cross is 2km southwest of Castletownshend village on the Wild Atlantic Way.
The nearest town is Skibbereen, it is about 12 minutes away by car.
Use eircode P81 KC87 on your favourite mapping app if you need detailed directions.
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Important Information
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Service animals allowed
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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After introductions at our departure point, your guide will give a brief overview on the planned route and a few safety pointers for walking on the off-road sections.
5 minutes
2
Castlehaven
Our first stop is at Jim Barry's Cross where we briefly discuss the science and study of placenames and some of the history behind Irish placenames.
10 minutes
3
Castlehaven
Our 2nd stop is about 100m off road on the Legach, this is an amazing beautiful stop on the edge of the ocean. Based on placennames here we share some amazing stories about how local farmers obtained fertiliser from the sea to grow their potatoes and other crops.
20 minutes
4
Castlehaven
Our 3rd stop is at Sandy Cove beach. Here we discuss how sand was harvested by local farmers using horses and donkey's.
10 minutes
Placenames & Their Amazing Stories: with a West Cork Picnic
(71) Reviews
Castlehaven Cross
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$148.50
Price varies by group size
About
Experience the world’s only daily placenames walking tour, an intimate, luxury experience (max 8 guests) along the stunning Wild Atlantic Way. Regularly featured on TV and in the media, this unique tour unlocks the hidden history of Castlehaven through its placenames—revealing Viking traders, Gaelic chieftains, and long-lost ways of life.
Discover names like Carrig na Saighneoirí, a tiny headland named after the medieval pilchard fishermen who made the O’Driscolls and O’Donovans as wealthy as European royalty. Explore Beann tSídháin (peak of the faeries ) and An Glaisín Álainn (the beautiful little stream), where the landscape itself tells a story.
Your experience includes a gourmet picnic...
Highlights
From 3 hours to 4 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 3 hours to 4 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
We provide hiking poles for those that want to use them
We provide a picnic lunch featuring local artisan foodstuffs.
Coffee and/or Tea
Parking Fees
Hotel pick-up or drop-off
Gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
GR84+78 Castlehaven Cross
Our meeting point at Castlehaven Cross is 2km southwest of Castletownshend village on the Wild Atlantic Way.
The nearest town is Skibbereen, it is about 12 minutes away by car.
Use eircode P81 KC87 on your favourite mapping app if you need detailed directions.
