This heaving headland with few trees has memorable coastal views that make it popular with hikers.
This stone-studded peninsula was once an island. Then, shortly after the last Ice Age ended, ocean currents deposited a sandy spit in the calm water behind the island.
A hundred years ago, locals harvested its stabilizing dune grass, using it for roof thatching and sending it abroad to Flanders, where soldiers used it to create beds for horses during World War I.
With the grass gone, the sandy spit was free to migrate again. It promptly silted up the harbor, created a true peninsula, and ruined Dunfanaghy as a port town.
A short spur road leads to the summit of the headland, where you can park your car and walk another 50 yards up to the abandoned WWII lookout shelter.
The views from here are dramatic, looking west toward Tory Island and south to Mount Errigal.
I’ll dump a few more photos here so yo can see how wonderful this area is!
