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Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

We spend a few hours at Staigue Fort, a late-iron-age ring fort thought to have been built around 400AD. Then, after a stop at Cathair Dónall Garden Centre for some refreshments and a quick trip to a deserted village, Philly directs us to the most amazing beach, un-signposted and tucked away down a long lane - one that the locals clearly keep secret to themselves.

next album: A Seafari Boat Trip, Kenmare, Kerry, Ireland - 3rd August 2017
previous album: In The Sneem, An tSnaidhm, Kerry, Ireland - 1st August 2017

Curran's Cottage café up by Staigue Fort, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Curran's Cottage café up by Staigue Fort

Curran's Cottage from up the hill, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Curran's Cottage from up the hill

Isobel walks along the path, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Isobel walks along the path

The boys climb the wall, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

The boys climb the wall

Harry and Fred clamber all over the fort's walls, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Harry and Fred clamber all over the fort's walls

Fred up on the wall, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Fred up on the wall

Isobel has a sit down, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Isobel has a sit down

Steps run up and down all around the walls, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Steps run up and down all around the walls

Harry looks like he's up to something, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Harry looks like he's up to something

Harry is a dot in the huge fort, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Harry is a dot in the huge fort

A view from the top, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

A view from the top

The boys queue up for ice cream, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

The boys queue up for ice cream

Harry's got a blue milk shake, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Harry's got a blue milk shake

Fern arrives and climbs the wall with Fred, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Fern arrives and climbs the wall with Fred

Fred and Fern chat on the wall, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Fred and Fern chat on the wall

Faith gets a bit daring on the top of the wall, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Faith gets a bit daring on the top of the wall

Back at the car with Philly and Davida, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Back at the car with Philly and Davida

Cathair Dónall Garden Centre, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Cathair Dónall Garden Centre

The little outdoor seating area, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

The little outdoor seating area

Harry runs around and gives it thumbs up, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Harry runs around and gives it thumbs up

Fred's on a rope, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Fred's on a rope

A polytunnel, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

A polytunnel

Isobel and Davida chat over coffee, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Isobel and Davida chat over coffee

Isobel and the gang amongst the foliage, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Isobel and the gang amongst the foliage

We walk back to the car park, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

We walk back to the car park

A deserted village, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

A deserted village

This derelict house still has some roof left, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

This derelict house still has some roof left

The road down to the sea, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

The road down to the sea

A hearth sticks out of a wall, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

A hearth sticks out of a wall

Inside the broken roof, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Inside the broken roof

Fred explores, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Fred explores

The gang on the beach, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

The gang on the beach

Harry on the beach, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Harry on the beach

Isobel looks out on the beach, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Isobel looks out on the beach

Isobel and Harry on the sand, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Isobel and Harry on the sand

Haryanna on a picnic blanket, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Haryanna on a picnic blanket

Seaweed gets pulled towards the sea, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Seaweed gets pulled towards the sea

Isobel and Gabes, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Isobel and Gabes

The gang run around, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

The gang run around

Boats on the beach, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Boats on the beach

Philly regards the Caribbean-style waters, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Philly regards the Caribbean-style waters

Deep aquamarine sea, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Deep aquamarine sea

Looking out to sea, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Looking out to sea

Another view of the beach, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Another view of the beach

Da Wheeze does her great 'post punk' thing, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Da Wheeze does her great 'post punk' thing

Philly and Louise, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Philly and Louise

Philly paces around on the sand, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Philly paces around on the sand

Harry's got seaweed on his head, Staigue Fort and the Beach, Kerry, Ireland - 2nd August 2017

Harry's got seaweed on his head

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Curran's Cottage café up by Staigue Fort

Curran's Cottage café up by Staigue Fort

Curran's Cottage from up the hill

Isobel walks along the path

The boys climb the wall

Harry and Fred clamber all over the fort's walls

Fred up on the wall

Isobel has a sit down

Steps run up and down all around the walls

Harry looks like he's up to something

Harry is a dot in the huge fort

A view from the top

The boys queue up for ice cream

Harry's got a blue milk shake

Fern arrives and climbs the wall with Fred

Fred and Fern chat on the wall

Faith gets a bit daring on the top of the wall

Back at the car with Philly and Davida

Cathair Dónall Garden Centre

The little outdoor seating area

Harry runs around and gives it thumbs up

Fred's on a rope

A polytunnel

Isobel and Davida chat over coffee

Isobel and the gang amongst the foliage

We walk back to the car park

A deserted village

This derelict house still has some roof left

The road down to the sea

A hearth sticks out of a wall

Inside the broken roof

Fred explores

The gang on the beach

Harry on the beach

Isobel looks out on the beach

Isobel and Harry on the sand

Haryanna on a picnic blanket

Seaweed gets pulled towards the sea

Isobel and Gabes

The gang run around

Boats on the beach

Philly regards the Caribbean-style waters

Deep aquamarine sea

Looking out to sea

Another view of the beach

Da Wheeze does her great 'post punk' thing

Philly and Louise

Philly paces around on the sand

Harry's got seaweed on his head