Inch, County Kerry

Inch (Irish: Inse, meaning 'river meadow')^[1] is a small coastal settlement and townland on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. Inch Strand, in Inch townland,^[2] is on a long sand spit and dune system which reaches into Dingle Bay.^[3] The R561 regional road passes through the area.

Inch and Inch Strand in County Kerry

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of midden, ringfort and ecclesiastical enclosure sites in Inch and Inch East townlands.^[4] The graveyard enclosure, in Inch East, contains a ruined single-cell church which dates to at least the 13th century.^[4][5]

Inch Strand, also known as Inch Beach, is a spit which is 5 km in length and, together with its dune system, forms part of the Special Area of Conservation at Castlemaine Harbour.^[6][7]