R448 R711 FAITHLEGG 2 N25 1 Fáithling 1 Pointe na Síge 2 Dún Mór 5 Trá Mhór 6 R860 9KM Faithlegg, is located 9km east Faithlegg Church - The graveyard Cheekpoint Village, is situated known Currach of the west coast. R710 Dunmore East, (from the Irish Sites of Interest: Tramore, (Trá Mhór – Great include an ancient cannon gun and WATERFORD of Waterford City. The townland contains a collection of fine grave- on the southern shore of the Suir In previous generations, most local Dún Mór, meaning Great Fort) has Villa Marina - (now The Haven Hotel), Strand) originated as a small the memorial to commemorate the name may be related to the Irish for markers and monuments, includ- estuary and the confluence of the fishing families owned at least been an important fishing port built in 1864 for the Quaker indus- and developed as 363 people from the Sea Horse who R680 R708 R683 woodbine (Feathlóg) and reflects ing one to the relatives of the Irish Rivers Nore and Barrow. one Prong. They were also widely R710 for many centuries. The Great Fort trialists, the Malcomsons, to the a centre for tourism around 1770, drowned when the ship wrecked in

the historic wooded landscape in nationalist TF Meagher. dispersed along the , R709 refers to a promontory fort said to designs of the noted architect John when the first card room and Tramore Bay in 1816. R683 the area. St Ita’s Holy Well (Tobar The presence of two quays point from Cheekpoint to . R680 have been located on the southern Skipton Mulvaney. hostelry was opened on the Main N25 Sionnaigh) is located on the oppo- Bullaun Stones - Hollowed stones to it’s historical importance as a 3 outskirts of the town. The remains Street. In 1778 a Waterford merchant Metal Man - P Navigation Beacons R710 site side of the road to the church. associated with ancient churches, fishing village and harbour in the Sites of Interest: of a seventeenth-century castle Fisherman’s Hall - built in memory named Bartholomew Rivers moved constructed in 1823 following a R710 DUNMORE EAST number of shipwrecks in Tramore St Ita (St Íde) was a sixth century their original purpose is not really 19th century. In the late eighteenth Daisybank House - built c. 1765 and 10KM 4 are situated on the promontory of a young member of the Malcom- to Tramore and established a princess of the local ruling family known. They are also known as century, Cornelius Bolton developed historically used as a harbour mas- between Counsellors Strand to the son family in the 19th century, who number of new developments such Bay to prevent navigators from mis- who founded an important com- ‘cursing stones’ or ‘curing stones’ the harbour and established manu- ter’s house and hotel. north and Ladies Cove to the south. inaugurated a trust fund to help the as a thatched church, a fish house, taking Tramore Bay for Waterford munity of nuns at Kileedy in South and may date back to Bronze Age or facturing industries and a hotel. At needy within a three mile radius of assembly rooms and the Grand Harbour. Two pillars were erected . Neolithic times. this time Cheekpoint was a thriving Barrow Bridge - Fifteen –span rail- In about 1640, Lord Power of Dunmore. Hotel. Horse racing began on the at Brownstown Head and three prosperous town, being the station way viaduct built between 1902 and Curraghmore, who owned a large beach in 1785. pillars at Westown now recognised 1906 by the Fishguard and Rosslare The Terrace - Picturesque thatched Sites of Interest: Faithlegg Forest Walk - Minawn Hill at which the mail packets from Eng- amount of property in the area, as the iconic Metalman. Legend has Railways and Harbours Company houses originally constructed for Faithlegg House - Built by Cornelius (Meannán Fhéilinn) overlooks the land for Waterford stopped. built a castle on the cliff overlook- In 1837 the first sea wall was built it that hopping barefoot three times R682 R675 R708 R684 tourist accommodation in the early Bolton in 1783. The gateway displays confluence of the Suir, the Nore and ing the strand, of which just one and in 1853 the construction of around the Metal Man Pillar will There were cotton, rope, and hoisery Quayside Limekiln - used for burn- 19th century. the Stag Head, the family emblem Barrow rivers to the north, Water- tower now remains. The develop- a single railway line from Wa- guarantee marriage within a year! factories here which then disap- ing lime to fertilise agricultural of the Powers, a wealthy merchant ford City to the south and west and ment of the village southwards terford’s Railway Square to the peared following the building of a land and for use in limewashing of Saint Andrew’s Church - built in 1817 family from Waterford City who to the east. from the earlier settlement toward Terminus in Tramore resulted in Tramore Burrow and Back Strand- - new pier at Dunmore East and the houses. and subsequently considerably resided in the house until 1935. the harbour began in 1814 when the an increased popularity, not only Noted for a variety of coastal subsequent transfer of the mail British Government decreed that enlarged in the late nineteenth wildlife, including rare plants in The Mount - Gothic folly tower dat- of the racecourse but of the town packet station from Cheekpoint to Dunmore was to serve as the loca- century. summer and wetland wildfowl in ing from c. 1750 situated overlook- as a seaside resort. The railway ran Dunmore East. R685 tion of the packet station for the winter. The burrow is so named for ing the on an elevated Woodland Walk - Enjoy exploring the until December 1960 and at 7 miles entire South of . its historic use as a rabbit warren. site. The tower may originally have 80 acres of woods given to the people long was unique in Ireland as it was Fishermen from Cheekpoint used Look out for concentrations of been intended as a navigational R685 of Dunmore East in the 1920s by the not connected to any other line. The two types of boat on the river, the An important landmark in the shells in the form of “kitchen mid- beacon. TRAMORE 7th Marquis of Waterford. promenade was erected in 1914 and punt and the prong. The Prong is a harbour is the elegant lighthouse dens” - important evidence of the timber boat similar to the widely served as a popular walking route in designed by the Scottish engineer Coastal Cliff Walk - This walk, from Tramore. diet of our ancestors dating back to R684 Alexander Nimmo (1783 – 1832). the harbour to Portally Cove, gives Neolithic times. 6 impressive views of the Hook Sites of Interest: R675 5 DUNMORE Peninsula. Coastguard Station - Built in 1875, TRAMORE EAST L4058 15KM this former coastguard station reflects the importance of Tramore’s maritime heritage. The building is now used as an Arts Centre and TRAMORE allows spectacular views over BAY Tramore Bay.

Doneraile Walk - Laid out by Lord Doneraile as a private promenade for his family and friends in the ear- ly 19th Century. Features of interest

PASSAGE EAST CROOKE R681 R682 DOLMEN TRAIL DOLMEN TRAIL An Pasáiste Thoir 3 An Crúc 4 Rian Cromleacha 7 Rian Cromleacha 8 Passage East, is a scenic harbour The existing layout of Passage East Crooke, the village of Crooke (An Crooke Tower House - is located 50m L4045 The area within a ten mile radius Said to be one of the most beautiful Matthewstown Passage Tomb - P end (usually decreasing in height village centred on two interlinking is similar to that which is represent- Crúc- old Scandinavian for a bend) to the south of the church. The Knockeen of Tramore is rich in megalithic of its kind in Ireland, this dolmen One of 230 known Irish passage and width from west to east). There squares that are overlooked by tall ed by the Philips map of 1685. lies 1km to the south of Passage castle is traditionally thought to Gaulstown Dolmen structures signifying early pre- is constructed of local stone. There tombs, such as Newgrange. The are over 500 known wedge tombs in cliffs to the west and faces out onto East. A house of the great medieval have been built by the le Poer family historic habitation in this area. are a total of 174 recorded Irish majority of these tombs are found Ireland particularly concentrated the Barrow and Suir estuary. The Plans to construct an enormous religious order of the Knights Tem- of Curraghmore. Dolmen Megalithic tombs were used as Portal tombs, with the majority in in the northern half of the country, in Counties and Clare and only place name stems from the town’s star fort never came to fruition but plar was founded at Crooke before communal burial monuments in the northern half of the country, with a number of small clusters two examples in Waterford (the role as the western terminal for a elements of the defensive nature of 1180. Following the suppression of Church of Saint John the Baptist c. 1840 L96821 the Neolithic times i.e. between but with a notable concentration in in the south, including three other in Munmahogue 6km to the ferry route that extends across the the town can be seen in the present the order in 1307, the house at Crooke The church has an attractive and 4500 and 6300 BC. the southeast. examples in Waterford. Passage north). estuary and links Passage East with layout including the parade squares. passed to the other great religious finely detailed western entrance tombs are so named as they contain L4014 Ballyhack in County . Elements of 16th and 17th century military order of the medieval per- front and the interior incorporates a There are four types in Ireland- Gaulstown Dolmen - P This impres- a burial chamber accessed by a These tombs were probably built houses still exist in the fabric of iod, the Knights Hospitallers (or range of features including cast-iron Court Tombs, Portal Tombs, sive portal tomb is constructed of passage way. between the late Neolithic and mid- In August 1170, this was the landing houses that are present today. Knights of St. John) in 1327. ends to the pews designed by R. Ballymoat Passage Tombs and Wedge Tombs. local stone and contains a rectan- dle Bronze Ages, a period when new place for Strongbow, Richard de Graham of Waterford and stained They all have in common a large gular roof stone that rests on two Carrigavrantry Wedge Tomb - P metal-working technologies were Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, a year Sites of Interest: By the suppression of the monaster- glass windows by Mayer of Munich Standing cairn of earth and stones that portal-stones and an end stone with Wedge tombs are so named because being introduced. Bastion Fort - The sub-circular corner after the initial Anglo- Norman ies in 1541, the possessions of the and . Stone R682 sealed a burial chamber which was two side stones and a sillstone. the burial chamber narrows at one landing at , Co. Wexford, tower is the only visible remains former monastery at Crooke had built with large stones and was ac- in 1169. Strongbow’s force of 200 of the medieval fort constructed in reduced to 120 acres and it is likely Geneva Barracks - Site of a planned cessed by an entrance feature. A cist burial found within 10m to knights and 1,000 men went on to the 16th century. Five gun loops are that the church functioned as a utopian colony for Geneva demo- the southwest of the tomb may besiege and take the city of Water- evident in the structure. parish church (the more significant crats who were displaced follow- These large stones must have been have once shared the same cairn (or ford. Hospitaller house being located at ing a failed Swiss revolution in the put in place by ramps or a system man-made pile of stone) that would St. Anne’s - This Killure, approximately eight kilo- 1780s but never came to fruition and of timber levers and platforms. have once covered this portal tomb. The original settlement developed former church dates to 1746 and metres to the west). then developed as a British military DUNHILL The burials found during excava- around a medieval waterfront fort occupies a prominent site on top of barracks. The barracks gained 2KM tion of these tombs were typically Ballymoat Standing Stone - P An that was constructed to defend the the cliff overlooking the town and is Sites of Interest: notoriety during the 1798 rebellion cremated and often accompanied example of a Bronze Age ritual river approaches to Waterford City. now a private residence. Crooke Historic Graveyard - includes a when it was used as a prison for by grave goods such as pottery, monument that may have acted marker to commemorate the un- captured Irish insurgents who were ornaments and tools. as a gravemarker or indicated the known “croppy” (or Irish rebel) kept there in brutal conditions. The location of an ancient territorial associated with the 1798 rebellion. barracks were sub- sequently aban- Sites of Interest: boundary or routeway. The marker commemorates the doned in 1841 and the only surviving Matthewstown Knockeen Dolmen - P Dolmen is mass execution and transportation remains comprise ruined walls in a Passage another word for portal tomb or of rebels at Passage East and the pasture field. L4058 single-cell megalithic tomb. nearby Geneva Barracks. St. John’s Tomb Well is located to the south east of L4013 the graveyard.

FENNOR Carrigavrantry TRAMORE Wedge Tomb

FENNOR 6KM TRAMORE R675 BAY R681 R677 WELCOME / FÁILTE The coastline of Waterford has many stories to tell. Evidence of the R675 R675 DUNHILL COPPER COAST N25 AN RINN first human settlers some 7,000 years ago, followed by the invasion 10 of the Vikings and the Anglo-Normans, have all left their mark along the coastline - including megalithic burial tombs and iron Dún Aill 9 Cósta an Chopair 10 11 An Ghaeltacht 13 age promontory forts. The traditions and trials of past habitations Dunhill, translates as “cliff fort” Dunhill Portal Tomb - P This mega- A history of copper mining in the Osborne Terrace - Knockmahon. An Rinn, (Rinn Ó gCuanach) - An Rinn, (or Rinn Ó gCuanach are also in evidence - development of Christianity as evidenced by referring to the impressive Dunhill lithic structure is noted for its im- mid 1800s has given the name Cop- Row of miner’s cottages built c. 1830 an Ghaeltacht is lú sa tír, a chuim- or ‘Ring’) is the smallest ancient churches and monasteries, the extent of defence structures Castle that can be viewed from pressively sized roofstone which per Coast to this stretch of coastline, síonn paróiste na Rinne agus an area in the country and a great for strategic settlements and, in more recent centuries, our indus- . The village lies 6 miles weighs 30 tonnes. The effort of including Tankardstown, Knockma- Knockmahon Church - Church of tSean Phobail. place to experience the Irish lan- trial heritage as displayed along the Copper Coast. The coastal route from Tramore and has many sites transporting, raising and resting hon and , extending from Ireland church built c. 1820 and 12 guage firsthand. of archaeological interest. A good the roof stone onto the orthostat Fennor to . now visitor centre for the Copper- Tá radharcanna álainne trasna from Cheekpoint to the Blackwater Estuary in is example of thatch can be seen in must have required considerable coast Geopark. Pay them a visit to Chuan Dhún Garbhán ó leithinis na The peninsula affords fine views of high scenic quality and passes through a number of towns and the village centre. co-ordination and group effort on Many of the Copper Coast miners learn much more about the geology DUNGARVAN Rinne agus tá dhá ché iascaireachta over Dungarvan Bay, with two villages including Dunmore East, Tramore, Stradbally, Dungarvan and their families emigrated to and especially the mining heritage sa pharóiste - Baile na nGall agus fishing harbours, Baile na nGall behalf of the pre-historic commu- HARBOUR and Ardmore. This guide aims to enhance your discovery of Water- Dunhill Castle - Built by the la Poer nity that built the site. America and found work in the cop- of the Copper Coast. Heilbhic, chomh maith le roinnt and Heilbhic, a number of beauti- ford’s Historic Coast whether by bike, on foot or by car. family in the early 1200s. The la per mines of Montana and Michigan. (www.coppercoastgeopark.com) tránna agus cóbh álainn in Heilbhic. ful beaches and a secluded cove at Poers (Power) of Dunhill were in- Ballynageeragh Portal Tomb - P The mining heritage has merited 13 Heilbhic. famous in the 14th century as they This tomb faces to the southwest designation of the area as a UNESCO Promontory Forts - P Coastal R674 Tá rian na Lochlannaigh le feiscint Historic Waterford is part of a series of heritage tourism guides launched many attacks on Water- and is situated in pasture on a Geopark in 2004, the first to be des- defence systems on cliff headlands AN RINN i logainmneacha an cheantair Local placenames reflect a Viking commissioned by . ford City. The Castle was besieged broad plateau. Cremated bone, ignated in the . that date from the Iron Age to be- agus deirtear go dtagann an focal settlement in the area in the and sacked in 1649 by Cromwellian flints and charcoal fragments were ginning of Christianity. Examples ‘Heilbhic’ ón frása Lochlannach early medieval period. Heilbhic is Also look out for the Walk Waterford Guide, which Sites of Interest: are found at Garrarus, Islandikane, d’aill loméadanach, agus séard is thought to derive from the Viking forces, with the outer defences de- discovered in the tomb when it details a series of 20 recreational walks around the stroyed. The Castle was then given was investigated and conserved in Tankardstown Engine House Complex- Kilfarassy, Dunabrattin, Knockma- brí le Baile na nGall ná an ‘áit na n- phrase for ‘bare-faced cliff’ and to Sir John Cole, but neither he nor 1939-40. Conserved engine house complex hon, Ballynarrid and Ballyvooney eachtrannaigh.’ Baile na nGall means ‘place or county, for all ages and abilities. his descendants ever lived there. from the mining industry, including all along the Copper Coast but are homestead of the foreigner.’ Anne Valley Walk - A 2km walkway remains of an engine house, boiler largely inaccessible and best ap- Díol Spéise: links Bridge at Dun- house and large chimney. preciated from aerial imagery. An Coinigéar - síneann an dumhach Sites of Interest: Useful Web Addresses:

hill Castle to Ballyphilip Bridge seo níos mó ná 2km trasna Chuan An Coinigéar - this Sand Spit stretch- www.itsafeeling.com www.irishtrails.ie PORT LÁIRGE STAIRIÚIL - AN CÓSTA AN - STAIRIÚIL LÁIRGE PORT Dhún Garbhán. Tagann an t-ainm es for over 2km across Dungarvan at Dunhill, meandering through www.archaeology.ie www.discoverireland.ie/walking ón sean-Fhraincís – ‘Coney’ (coinín) Harbour. The name, meaning an attractive area of constructed www.buildingsofireland.ie www.dungarvanmuseum.org

wetlands and woodland corridors. agus ‘Garth’ (clós nó cró) agus tugtar ‘rabbit warren,’ comes from Coney

to the Blackwater River. Blackwater the to ‘An Cois’ ar an áit go háitiúil. Garth - conin/coney is Old French www.heritagecouncil.ie www.coppercoastgeopark.com

and Built Heritage from Waterford Estuary Estuary Waterford from Heritage Built and for an adult rabbit and Garth was an www.waterfordcoco.ie A Guide to Waterford’s Coastal Archaeology Coastal Waterford’s to Guide A 15 Teachíní Gharda an Chósta, Heilbhic - enclosure. ardán de chúig theach de chuid P Private land - permission required for access.

Gharda an Chósta ó lár na 1800daí. Heilbhic Coastguard Cottages - Ter- See website for opening hours.

THE COAST THE L2004 race of five coastguard cottages WATERFORD Reilig an tSeanchluain - Tá com- dating from the mid 1800s.

harthaí uaighe sa reilig stairiúil Emergency Contact: Tourist Offices:

seo ag dul siar chomh fada le lár na Seanchluain Graveyard - This Phone for Local Emergency Services. Waterford: +353 (0)51 875788 HISTORIC N25 1700daí. historic graveyard includes grave Lismore: + 353 (0)58 54975 markers dating back to the mid Dungarvan: + 353 (0)58 41741 An Chailleach Bhéara - uaigh mei- 1700’s. 999 or 112 YOUGHAL R673 giliteach ó 2,000R.C., deirtear, atá lonnaithe i mBaile na Móna, An Sean An Chailleach Bhéara - Megalithic This guide is funded by the Heritage Council and Waterford County Council through the County Heritage Plan Fund 2013. 14 ARDMORE Phobal. Sé an t-aon carn cúirte dá Tomb at Baile na Móna, An Sean R634 leithéid san oir-dheisceart. Phobal is an early Bronze Age court N25 cairn and is the only example of its kind in the southeast.

DUNGARVAN STRADBALLY & ARDMORE BALLYNATRAY TRAIL OVERVIEW Carrick-on Suir An tSráidbhaile 11 Dún Garbhán agus Dún na Mainistreach12 Aird Mhór 14 Baile na Trá 15

Rathgormack The origins of this picturesque vil- Stradbally Cove - Sheltered beach Dungarvan, meaning Garbhán’s 1200s. An Anglo-Norman fortifica- Ardmore, from the Irish ‘Aird Ardmore Cathedral - The main stand- The Blackwater Estuary extends during the medieval period and was HISTORIC WATERFORD - THE COAST is a guide to Waterford’s lage go back to medieval times as with cliffs on both sides. The River Fort, suggests the presence of an tion founded in 1185, it is built in a Mhór’, meaning ‘Great Height’, is ing church in the graveyard dates from Youghal New Bridge to the among the possessions of Sir Walter Via coastal archaeology and built heritage from Waterford Estuary to evidenced by archaeological testing Tay runs into the sea here. At the early medieval ringfort and an as- very strategic location on the mouth considered to be one of the oldest to the 12th century and may contain Ferry Point peninsula and is one Raleigh in the late 16th century. the Blackwater River and can be enjoyed as a driving route, cycling N25 - M9 - N7 around the church and graveyard beach is a two-bay Limekiln built sociation with the early Irish saint of the River Colligan. The castle was ecclesiastic centres in Ireland, elements of an earlier structure. The of the most scenic areas of Co. Remains include a nave and chancel trail or on foot around Waterford’s coastal towns and villages. THE and environs of the village. around 1800, used for burning Garbhán. The origins of the town converted into an RIC barracks in founded by St. Declan in 416 AD. church contains two ogham stones Waterford, with a number of his- church, with cloister and graveyard. COMERAGHS lime to fertilise agricultural land go back to the 12th century and the 1889 and remained in use as a Garda This predates St. Patrick’s arrival that were found elsewhere on site toric sites including the landscape WATERFORD CITY In the 1800s, the village was de- and for use in limewashing of settlement expanded after the con- Barracks until 1987 and is now a in Ireland and highlights the im- and moved into the interior for safe demesne at Ballynatray. Templemichael - site of the medieval The route commences at the village of Cheekpoint and runs 2 scribed as a single street, a number 1 houses. struction of Dungarvan Castle in the visitor attraction run by the OPW. portance of Ardmore in the history keeping. parish of Templemichael, located south along Waterford Estuary, taking in the coastal settle- N25 3 of lanes, possessing well-built 7 early 13th century. The houses of the of Christianity in Ireland. The Sites of Interest: to the south of Ballynatray. The 4 houses and was the former site of a Ballyvoyle Railway Viaduct - Old Market House - Now an Arts St. Declan’s Oratory - Small building Ballynatray House - P a late 18th ments of Passage East, Crooke and Dunmore East. Here you 8 medieval inhabitants were built of hillside above the village contains medieval church was in ruins by the Tramore salmon fishery that had been dis- An impressive four-span railway timber but no traces survive. Centre, this building dates from the remains of one of the most to the east of the church reputedly century, classical style Country 18th century, and was replaced by the can explore Waterford’s maritime heritage, seeing the Cheek- continued by that time. The village viaduct over the River Dalligan. the late 17th century. A courthouse containing his grave. house constructed on the site of existing Church of Ireland church point Prong in the harbour, while south of Crooke is the site of N72 9 6 impressive early monasteries in the 5 has won numerous awards in the Built in 1923, incorporating the Abbeyside, on the opposite side of and town hall were in existence on country. an earlier stone house or castle in the late 18th/early 19th century, New Geneva, an 18th century planned utopian colony for Swiss 10 The Cliff Walk - 5km way-marked OTHER TEXT 11 National Tidy Towns Competition. fabric of an earlier viaduct in 1878, the Colligan Estuary from Dun- this site in the 1640s and the present that was recorded in the 17th which itself is now in ruins. Dungarvan DUNMORE walk along the Cliff Path, taking in democrats. Dunmore East has several attractive features, in- EAST Heading south from the village, both bridges were badly damaged garvan, contains part of the surviv- Market House incorporates part of Little is known of the history or century. The landscape demesne 12 the public road passes a number by explosions during the Irish ing remains of an Augustinian this town hall. layout of the monastery prior St. Declan’s Stone, St. Declan’s Well, overlooks the Blackwater River and Templemichael Castle - is adjacent to cluding the elegant lighthouse and terrace of thatched houses. The Coastguard Station, The Watch- 13 of notable structures and natural Civil War. Abbey, which was founded in 1290 to 1170 when it was a recognised is amongst the finest in southern the church ruins, east of the grave- amenities. by Thomas Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald. Museum - Housed on the ground cathedral with a bishop. There are tower, a WWII Lookout and Ireland. The gardens feature in yard and comprises a tower house Explore the Doneraile Walk in Tramore with panoramic views Woodhouse Estate - Impressive floor of the Town Hall, this museum Fr. O’Donnell’s Well. N25 The abbey had already fallen into a number of church buildings and the Waterford Garden Trail and are and bawn. This five-storey castle over Tramore Bay, once known as the Graveyard of Ships and take Sites of Interest: wrought iron gates mark the ruins by 1654 and its remains, which houses a collection of permanent monuments within the present open to visitors during set periods was constructed by the Fitzgerald St. Declan’s Well - Pilgrims tradition- in views of the iconic Metal Man from Newtown Cove. West of St. James Church - dates to 1786 and entrance to Woodhouse estate, an comprise the chancel and tower, are and temporary exhibitions on local boundary wall and the most visu- of the year. family in the late 16th-century and ally visited the well on St. Declan’s 15 the graveyard contains remains of attractive wooded landscape along now incorporated into St. Augus- history and heritage of County ally striking is the 12th century was reputedly attacked by Crom- Tramore there are many promontory forts along this section of feast day 24th July when they made (www.waterfordgardentrail.com) 14 an earlier medieval church. the River Tay dating back to the tine’s Church. The former site of a Waterford. round tower. well’s forces in 1649. A circular tower coastline, dating from the Iron Age. A rich prehistoric landscape a sign of the cross using water from YOUGHAL 16th century and now comprising medieval tower house is located in a is located 4m NE of the tower and Devonshire Bridge- A single-arched the well and recited prayers. The Molana Abbey - is situated in the can be discovered inland from Tramore by following the Dolmen Cove Cottage - Thatched cottage a Georgian House and associated field to the north of the abbey. Sites of Interest: boundary walls extending to the bridge of rusticated sandstone built tradition of devotions that takes demesne of Ballynatray House and Trail that includes megalithic tombs over 5,000 years old. The Cop- 1 FAITHLEGG 9 DUNHILL built c. 1810. One of the finest build- gate lodge and estate houses. Ardmore Tower - 12th century round west and south may have formed the ings in Co. Waterford, blending in 1816. The stone was imported place on a saint’s feast day is known reputed to occupy the site of a 6th per Coast between Fennor and Stradbally explores the mining her- Sites of Interest: tower of four storeys that stands to century church associated with bawn wall but they are now attached vernacular materials with formal ready cut from Runcorn in Cheshire. as a pattern. itage of the area and the Geopark Centre is located in Bunmahon. 2 CHEEKPOINT 10 COPPER COAST Dungarvan Castle - also known as a height of 29m. The round arched to the tower. composition. St. Molana, that came into the pos- King John’s Castle, is one of the few door of the tower is set 4m above session of the Augustinians in the royal castles built in Ireland in the ground surface and contains four 3 PASSAGE EAST 11 STRADBALLY 12th century. The abbey declined West of Bunmahon the Historic Waterford trail runs towards Strad- windows, one at each of the cardi- bally and then on to Abbeyside and Dungarvan, where you can visit nal points of the compass. 4 CROOKE 12 DUNGARVAN & ABBEYSIDE Dungarvan Castle, Dungarvan Museum and the Old Market House Arts Centre. West of Dungarvan lies the Gaeltacht area of An Rinn, 5 DUNMORE EAST 13 AN RINN as well as Ardmore, where you can see the impressiv remains of St. Declan’s medieval church. A cluster of medieval sites can also be 6 TRAMORE 14 ARDMORE explored in the Ballinatray area on the west bank of the River Blackwater. 7 DOLMEN TRAIL 15 BALLYNATR AY

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