PSHUMPHRIES.CO.UK
PSHUMPHRIES.CO.UK
|
|
|
There is another 'Garnish Island' nearby in Kerry. Ordnance Survey maps refer to the island as 'Garnish Island' but to avoid confusion, the island is often referred to by its original name Ilnacullin. The Island is reached by boat. There are routes from several inlets around Glengarriff. The boats are privately owned and the charge does not cover entry to the garden. The gardens are open from March to October. Sit back and enjoy a virtual tour to and around these lovely gardens. The island is reached by ferry from within a park in Glengarriff. Below is the departure and arrival point and some of the seals you view on seal island on the way over. The pictures after these are of the the gardens which are truly stunning.
|
Send mail to paul@pshumphries.co.uk with
questions or comments about this web site.
|
Garnish Island is a small island in Bantry Bay a few hundred yards from
Glengarriff Harbour. It was originally used by the British War Office as a
defence against a Napoleonic invasion; a 'Martello Tower', thought to be the
first ever built, is located at the highest point of the island. It was
purchased in 1910 by Annan Bryce, who in partnership with Harold Peto, designed
and built the garden we see today. It is the home to many fine plants, shrubs
and trees, many sub-tropical as the island is warmed by the Gulf Stream; it has
a warm, wet and humid climate. It was left to the Irish people in 1953 and is
now maintained by Dúchas, the Heritage Service. 
