Sunday 23 July 2023

Island 509 - Arkeragh, Banna Strand, County Kerry

Arkeragh is marked on the Ordnance Survey map as Black Rock but I was informed by a local resident that it is known locally as Arkeragh and that Black Rock is the dark rocky outcrop a couple of hundred metres to the south. Arkeragh is a small uninhabited tidal island located on the beach at Banna. When I visited in May 2023 it was covered in thrift, kidney vetch, bird's foot trefoil and daisies, all of which were in flower.

The path up onto Arkeragh

Looking north from Arkeragh

Looking south towards Black Rock

Thrift and kidney vetch in flower on Arkeragh

The top of Arkeragh

Looking south west from Arkeragh

The path down off Arkeragh

The path up onto Arkeragh

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