Above is Loop head Lighthouse - The Lighthouse was opened to the public June 2011 and is a huge tourist attraction. In the first Five weeks over 12,000 people visited the Lighthouse and it is a fantastic place.
Loophead Lighthouse will be open to the public each weekend including Bank Holidays from 16th March until June Bank Holiday weekend. The Lighthouse will also open from 3rd May to 12th May inclusive in conjunction with the National Famine Commemoration. 10am-5.30pm (Subject to change, please check prior to visit). Visitors have the opportunity to be guided to the top of the lighthouse and take in the magnificant views from the balcony. An informative, interactive exhibition also provides a history of the Lighthouse and allows the visitor to learn how the operation of this Lighthouse has progressed through the years. Admission: €5 per person with under 12’s free. Limited toilet facilities and light refreshments available on site.
Loophead County Clare
The Loop Head peninsula on the west coast of County Clare juts into the Atlantic Ocean like a gnarled finger pointing westward. It is bounded on the north and west side by the Atlantic Ocean and on the south by the River Shannon estuary with barely one mile of land saving it from island status meaning it has one of the highest ratios of coastline to land surface in Ireland.
The Loophead lighthouse is like a sentinel overlooking the whole area. The peninsula is bounded to the east by European designated conservation areas. Within this small triangle lies the entire range of coastal ecosystems found on the Atlantic coast of Europe. As such the Ocean provides us with our raison d’ętre, it feeds us, entertains us and provides us with employment opportunities. The area is sparsely populated with Kilkee being the only centre of population. The attractive villages encompassed in the peninsula, Cross, Carrigaholt and Kilbaha are relatively small and untouched by development. The peninsula is extensively farmed, mainly with beef cattle and dairy herds.
Welcome to the Loop head Peninsula in West Clare, winner of the European Destination of Excellence. There are three villages in the Loop head Peninsula in West Clare - Kilbaha, Cross and Carrigaholt. Kilballyowen is the name of Cross/Kilbaha Parish
Parish and Development Company.
The Loop head Peninsula in West Clare is a place of natural beauty, tranquility, and has breathtaking coastal scenery.
On the Peninsula there are places to visit such as Loop head Lighthouse, The Bridges of Ross,The Ionad Cois Cuain Memorial Garden and The Five Pilots Memorial in Kilbaha and The Little Ark.
The village of Kilbaha is situated on Kilbaha Bay. From here you can enjoy a sea-fishing trip or just spend some time on the beach. Spectacular, coastal cliff scenery is to be seen throughout the Loop head Peninsula Co. Clare.
A warm welcome awaits you in the local hostelries and holiday accommodation in Kilbaha, Cross, Carrigaholt and in nearby Kilkee.
Loop head and the Bridges of Ross are famous for bird-watching and fishing. In Kilbaha there are organised sea-fishing trips. In Carrigaholt Dolphin Watching trips are a must.
The Loophead Atlantic coast is noted for its sheer cliffs, most over 30 metres in height, caves and sea stacks that extend south-west toward the point from Kilkee, interrupted only by the lower cliffs and boulder shoreline and bay at Ross and Fodra Bay a little farther south. Diarmuid and Grannine’s rock is one of the most dramatic sea stacks in the area, and can be seen on the western side of the point of the headland itself, rising to a height of 100 metres.
Loophead Lighthouse will be open to the public each weekend including Bank Holidays from 16th March until June Bank Holiday weekend. The Lighthouse will also open from 3rd May to 12th May inclusive in conjunction with the National Famine Commemoration. 10am-5.30pm (Subject to change, please check prior to visit). Visitors have the opportunity to be guided to the top of the lighthouse and take in the magnificant views from the balcony. An informative, interactive exhibition also provides a history of the Lighthouse and allows the visitor to learn how the operation of this Lighthouse has progressed through the years. Admission: €5 per person with under 12’s free. Limited toilet facilities and light refreshments available on site.
Loophead County Clare
The Loop Head peninsula on the west coast of County Clare juts into the Atlantic Ocean like a gnarled finger pointing westward. It is bounded on the north and west side by the Atlantic Ocean and on the south by the River Shannon estuary with barely one mile of land saving it from island status meaning it has one of the highest ratios of coastline to land surface in Ireland.
The Loophead lighthouse is like a sentinel overlooking the whole area. The peninsula is bounded to the east by European designated conservation areas. Within this small triangle lies the entire range of coastal ecosystems found on the Atlantic coast of Europe. As such the Ocean provides us with our raison d’ętre, it feeds us, entertains us and provides us with employment opportunities. The area is sparsely populated with Kilkee being the only centre of population. The attractive villages encompassed in the peninsula, Cross, Carrigaholt and Kilbaha are relatively small and untouched by development. The peninsula is extensively farmed, mainly with beef cattle and dairy herds.
Welcome to the Loop head Peninsula in West Clare, winner of the European Destination of Excellence. There are three villages in the Loop head Peninsula in West Clare - Kilbaha, Cross and Carrigaholt. Kilballyowen is the name of Cross/Kilbaha Parish
Parish and Development Company.
The Loop head Peninsula in West Clare is a place of natural beauty, tranquility, and has breathtaking coastal scenery.
On the Peninsula there are places to visit such as Loop head Lighthouse, The Bridges of Ross,The Ionad Cois Cuain Memorial Garden and The Five Pilots Memorial in Kilbaha and The Little Ark.
The village of Kilbaha is situated on Kilbaha Bay. From here you can enjoy a sea-fishing trip or just spend some time on the beach. Spectacular, coastal cliff scenery is to be seen throughout the Loop head Peninsula Co. Clare.
A warm welcome awaits you in the local hostelries and holiday accommodation in Kilbaha, Cross, Carrigaholt and in nearby Kilkee.
Loop head and the Bridges of Ross are famous for bird-watching and fishing. In Kilbaha there are organised sea-fishing trips. In Carrigaholt Dolphin Watching trips are a must.
The Loophead Atlantic coast is noted for its sheer cliffs, most over 30 metres in height, caves and sea stacks that extend south-west toward the point from Kilkee, interrupted only by the lower cliffs and boulder shoreline and bay at Ross and Fodra Bay a little farther south. Diarmuid and Grannine’s rock is one of the most dramatic sea stacks in the area, and can be seen on the western side of the point of the headland itself, rising to a height of 100 metres.
