Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Because this region had copper mines, southwest Ireland has a wealth of prehis-
toric sights. The Bronze Age wouldn't have been the Bronze Age without copper,
which was melted together with tin to make bronze for better weapons and tools
(2000 to 500
b
.
c
.). The many ring forts and stone circles reflect the affluence that
the abundance of copper brought to the region.
The Ring of Kerry
(See “Ring of Kerry Loop Trip” map,
here
.)
Here's a sightseeing tip sheet for my preferred clockwise route, kilometer by kilometer. If
you do any exploring, you'll likely get hopelessly off pace, but the kilometer references
still help—just do the arithmetic to figure out how far various stops are from each other.
Several of these stops are explained in far greater detail later in this chapter, in the same
order in which they're listed here. To understand your options, read the rest of this chapter
before you start on your tour.
