5472 x 3648 px | 46,3 x 30,9 cm | 18,2 x 12,2 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
8 giugno 2013
Ubicazione:
Killiney Hill, Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland
Altre informazioni:
Dalkey Island is an important site of ancient and historic remains. The ruined stone church was built in the 9th/10th century and was probably abandoned when the Vikings used the island as a base to form part of the busiest port in the country at that time. In the early 19th century the British Admiralty erected the Martello Tower, one of eight dotted along the Dun Laoghaire coastline, as an early warning defensive device against the one time threat of invasion during the Napoleonic Wars. The Rocks to the east of the Island are known as "The Muglins" and are a different group or chain. These form a danger to shipping and have been fitted with a distinctive beacon. The Vico Bathing Place and Whiterock Beach, accessed off Vico Road, offer sea swims with spectacular views.
