Valentia (Cahersiveen) - Activities, Attractions & Shopping
Cahersiveen is a popular spot for nightlife, where you are likely to find a lively traditional music session in any one of the local pubs. Traditional set dancing is also popular. One of the highlights of the year is the Cahersiveen Celtic Music Festival held on the August Bank Holiday weekend each year.
Skellig Rock about 7.5 NM off Bray Head is a UNESCO World Heritage site with ruins of a monastery founded in the 6th century. This is a highly recommended side trip during the season from May-September but particularly earlier in the period when many seabirds are nesting. It is not recommended to attempt to visit Skellig with your own vessel due to the difficulty (impossibility?) of anchoring in the vicinity of Skellig and the inevitable surge at the Skellig landing which will prevent safe landing from a yacht tender. It is NOT possible, due to overhanging rocks, to bring a sailing vessel to the landing at Skellig.
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The bridge at Portmagee does NOT open and hasn’t opened for many years. There is little prospect of it opening in the future.
There is a partially constructed marina at Knightstown within the harbour. This provides (free) berthing on the marina breakwaters at the time of writing in 2015.
There are also visitors moorings south of this marina but be aware that these are no longer maintained by the local authority (Kerry County Council) and there is little prospect of this policy changing.
Beware of SE gales as the Knightstown marina and local anchorages are quite exposed to the SE.
The leading light into the harbour past the Cromwell Point lighthouse has changed character a few years ago; see http://www.cil.ie/safety-navigation/notices-to-mariners/2010-16-aidangeovalentia-leading-light-(a6417).aspx. Also note that as of mid-2015 the Kay Rock mark in the northern harbour approach is missing.