Castlegregory

Castlegregory is a village in Co Kerry. It is situated on the northside of the Dingle Peninsula, half way between Tralee and Dingle. Castlegregory was named after a castle built by Gregory Hoare in the 16th century. It is the capital of the area known as Lettragh which also takes in areas such as Aughacasla, Cloghane and Ballycurrane. The village is located at the foot of a sandy peninsula called the Maharees separating Brandon Bay to the west from Tralee Bay on the east. Off the peninsula are a number small islands, called the Seven Hoggs, or the Maharee Islands. A small fishing harbour is located at Fahamore on Scraggane Bay, about 5km outside the village at the tip of the Maharees peninsula. The village is surrounded by the mountains of ...