Rossbeigh

View of Rossbeigh in 2008 as approached from Cahersiveen from the south. Inch Strand is in the distance
Rossbeigh beach

Rossbeigh, or Rossbehy (Irish: Ros Beithe, meaning 'headland of the birch trees'), is a sandspit with beaches on either side, located approximately 1.6 km from the village of Glenbeigh, in County Kerry, Ireland. It is on the Ring of Kerry, on the Dingle Bay side of the Iveragh Peninsula.[1]

Rossbeigh contains a large volume of sand dunes and herbaceous vegetation.[2][3] It is considered an important habitat for flora and fauna,[4] including wildfowl (salmon and clam are locally farmed).[5]

The beach is on the Wild Atlantic Way tourist route.[6]

  1. ^ "Glenbeigh / Rossbeigh". www.theringofkerry.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Site Synopsis: Castlemaine Harbour SAC" (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Castlemaine Harbour SAC". National Parks and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Rossbeigh Beach, Kerry". Wild Atlantic Way Ireland Map and Guide. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  5. ^ O'Shea (2015), p. 4
  6. ^ "Rossbeigh Strand". thewildatlanticway.com. Retrieved 30 September 2023.