R572 road (Ireland)

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R572 road
Bóthar R572
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R572 at Cahermore, County Cork
Route information
Length55.4 km [1] [2]  (34.4 mi)
Major junctions
From IRL N71.svg N71 at Glengarriff, County Cork
Major intersections
To Dursey Sound
Location
Country Ireland
Highway system
← IRL R571.svg R 571 → IRL R573.svg R 573

The R572 road is a regional road in Ireland. It is a road on the Beara Peninsula in County Cork. [1] [2] The road forms part of the Wild Atlantic Way. [3] Parts of the road are on the Beara Way walking trail. [4]

The R572 travels west from the N71 to Adrigole along Bantry Bay. [1] The Caha Mountains, and in particular Sugarloaf Mountain, are on the landward side of the road. West of Adrigole, Hungry Hill rises to 686 m (2,251 ft), the Caha Mountains' highest peak, and features a 214 m (702 ft) water cascade. The road continues to Castletown Bearhaven, a fishing port and former British naval base. The road ends at Crow Head on Dursey Sound, where Ireland's only cable car connects the mainland to Dursey Island. [5] The R572 is 55.4 km (34.4 mi) long. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Google (8 June 2016). "R572 to R572" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "S.I. No. 54/2012 – Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012". Government of Ireland. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Wild Atlantic Way: Explore The Route". Fáilte Ireland . Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "The Beara Way". Ireland View. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Poole, Susan; Gallagher, Lyn (2008). AA Best Drives Ireland. The Automobile Association. p. 43. ISBN   978-0-7495-4430-0.


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