Castlefreke – High Cross Loop

This walk leads uphill through Coillte woodland to Ireland’s tallest high cross, erected in 1901 as a memorial to Algernon, Lord Carbery, by his widow, Lady Mary. Spend some time looking at the beautiful carvings on the high cross and gazing at the magnificent views of the ocean, the lighthouse at Galley Head and the surrounding countryside before continuing downhill to return to Croaghna Wood Car Park, via a track parallel to the public road still known as ‘The Avenue’.