The Dingle Peninsula (Irish: Corca Dhuibhne ââ¬â anglicised as Corkaguiny, the name of the corresponding barony) is the northernmost of the major peninsulae in County Kerry. It ends beyond the town of Dingle at Dunmore Head, the westernmost point of Ireland and arguably Europe. The peninsula exists because of the band of sandstone rock that forms the Slieve Mish mountain range at the neck of the peninsula, in the east, and the unnamed central mountain range further to the west. Ireland's highest mountain outside Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Mount Brandon at 951 m, forms part of a beautiful high ridge with stunning views over the peninsula and North Kerry. Conor Pass, which runs from Dingle on the south-western end of the peninsula towards Brandon Bay and Castlegregory in the north-east, is the highest mountain pass in Ireland,[citation needed] a narrow, twisting road; it weaves its way around the sharp cliff faces and past the high corrie lakes. Vehicles over two tonnes in weight are prohibited from using this scenic road to avoid difficulties in passing. The Blasket Islands lie off the west coast. They are famous for the literary and linguistic heritage of the former inhabitants. However, these remote islands have been uninhabited since the 1950s following an evacuation.The peninsula is the location of numerous prehistoric and early medieval remains.
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