Clodagh Finn: It’s a race against the tide to rescue our coastal heritage

Erosion — exacerbated by climate change — is gnawing away at a coastal heritage that is, quite literally, falling into the sea

A view of Ferriter's Castle near Ballyferriter on the Dingle Peninsula where archaeologists are working to retrieve valuable evidence before it falls into the sea. Picture: Cherish Project

It is easy to be blown away at Doon Point, a narrow strip of headland that juts out into the Atlantic just beyond Ballyferriter on the Dingle peninsula in Co Kerry. 

In a literal sense, the wind can lash like a whip, even on a good day, but I’m speaking more in the metaphorical sense.