Tramore Bay's eastern border is called Brownstown Head - notable for its views and 3 sentinel pillars. As with the Western headland which hosts the Metal Man, these pillars are to ward shipping from entering the bay. The headland itself is strangely barren - once you've rounded the charming wooded corner encircling the Church, both woods and road end and you'll have to tramp through barren windswept fields to get to the Pillars. This eastern headland has remarkable views of the sandhills, the backstrand and in the distance Tramore town. Best time to visit is at sunset - you'll see the sun sink over Tramore's steeple.
Beware the dogs though - the highlight of their day, if not month, is the occasional passing bike. The last time I was there a small terrier and alsatian dog chased us up and down those hills until they dropped from exhaustion. I've never seen anything like it! First the terrier dropped, and about half a mile later the alsatian dropped. We got to the next hill and then we dropped. Even though we couldn't see the terrier, we could still hear him, yapping furiously. read more
