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The Top 20 Natural Monuments around West Cork

West Cork’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20

beautiful natural monuments around West Cork. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 3, 2025

Hungry Hill Summit

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A great all-round view of the Beara Peninsula and the mountain ranges to the east of Hungry Hill. The summit is marked by a survey point. Behind some rocky outcrops …

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Mizen Bridge and Signal Station

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Best view of the reconstructed bridge and the surrounding rock formations. You can only get here after entering the visitor center.

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Mizen Head Lighthouse and Signal Station

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You can only get here if you have paid the €7.50 entrance fee at the visitor center. Not a lighthouse in the true sense, but a nice additional exhibition in …

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Streams and Forests of Glengarriff Nature Reserve

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A very beautiful natural area with good hiking trails.
You should be sure-footed and be careful when it rains, as the stones are a bit slippery.
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Drombeg Stone Circle and Fulacht Fiadh

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The Drombeg Stone Circle consists of 17 stones arranged in a circle. It was probably built in the Bronze Age and was an important place for the rituals and celebrations …

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Garnish Island (Ilnacullin) Gardens

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The Italian Garden itself, with its stone pavilion above the coast, but above all the rich flowering borders, is in fact like the gardens that are typical of the Mediterranean …

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Kilkeran Lake

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A nice path along the freshwater Kilkeran Lake. A nature reserve and an important bird sanctuary.

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Barleycove Beach

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The dream beach Barley Cove is located between two headlands on the Mizen Peninsula in West Cork. The beach is ideal for a trip with the whole family. It impresses …

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Galley Head Blowhole

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Giant "hole" near the parking lot to the Galley Head Lighthouse. Very impressive, but caution is advised, in high tide and stormy weather, the spray beats about 30m up.

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Dursey Head Cliffs

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Stunning clifftop views and a chance to see nature up close. Keep a careful watch for whales, dolphins, gannets and puffins.

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The Top 20 Natural Monuments around West Cork

Hungry Hill Summit

Mizen Bridge and Signal Station

Mizen Head Lighthouse and Signal Station

Streams and Forests of Glengarriff Nature Reserve

Drombeg Stone Circle and Fulacht Fiadh

Garnish Island (Ilnacullin) Gardens

Kilkeran Lake

Barleycove Beach

Galley Head Blowhole

Dursey Head Cliffs

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