Tintern Abbey

The road from Arthurstown goes to Hook Head, at the tip of a long narrow peninsula. On the east side of the peninsula is Slade Castle. 2mi/3km east of Slade there is a road fork at which the right hand road leads to Fethard-on-Sea. 4.5mi/7km north of Fethard the R733 crosses the R734. 2.5mi/4km east of the intersection can be seen the ruins of Tintern Abbey (11th and 15th C.; National Monument), a Cistercian house. The tower and chancel of the church were converted into a dwelling house in the 16th C. Now the whole complex has been restored.