What is recorded here
Valentia Island, located off the coast of County Kerry, is notable for being the site of the world's first commercial telegraph cable landing in 1866. The island was home to a small fishing and farming community, and its strategic location made it significant in the development of transatlantic communication.
Places near here
Shrine in Cool EastShrine · 419 yd
Church in Feaghmaan WestChurch · 1405 yd
Hut site in Cool EastHut site · 1689 yd
Fogher CliffCliff · 1.1 mi
Church in Tinnies Lower EastChurch · 1.1 mi
GeokaunMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Skellig Experience CentreMuseum · 1.3 mi
The GrottoCave · 1.3 mi
Culloo RockViewpoint · 1.5 mi
Telegraph Field Valentia IslandMemorial · 1.7 mi
Chilean myrtleChilean myrtle · 2.0 mi
Lily-of-the-valley treeLily-of-the-valley tree · 2.0 miOther information
Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 2.5