Glenbeigh
Sign in to saveGlenbeigh or Glanbehy () is a village and civil parish on the Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. The parish includes Rossbeigh beach, Coomasahran Lake and a number of important rock art sites. Owing to its natural heritage, history and its location on both the Ring of Kerry and Wild Atlantic Way, Glenbeigh is a tourist destination.
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Key facts
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- Village
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- Glenbeigh
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- ga
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- Ring of Kerry - N70 in Glenbeigh (2007).jpg
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- Glenbeigh village
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- Ireland
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- right
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- Location in Ireland
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- Metric
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- 50
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- Ireland
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Kerry
- Elevation
- +50
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Official website
- www.glenbeigh.ie
- Image
- Glenbeigh rossbeigh beach.jpg
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- County Kerry
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8 sectionsContents
- Name
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- Built heritage
- Geography
- Facilities
- See also
- References
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Glenbeigh or Glanbehy () is a village and civil parish on the Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. The parish includes Rossbeigh beach, Coomasahran Lake and a number of important rock art sites. Owing to its natural heritage, history and its location on both the Ring of Kerry and Wild Atlantic Way, Glenbeigh is a tourist destination.
The village is surrounded by a horseshoe of hills and Seefin Mountain, with Curra Hill dominating the landscape from the west. The Caragh and Behy rivers flow at either side of the village into Castlemaine Harbour.