1. Soil: The land in and around Castletownbere has a mixture of peat soils and solid rock with little or no soil cover. Neither of these are fertile enough for farming to take place.
5. Location of Castletownbere
2. Relief: The mountains and hills around Castletownbere are between 50 m and 150 m high. This mountainous landscape means that any soil found here will not be deep enough for good growth of crops, because they would be growing into solid rock.
3. Location: The water directly off the west and south-west of Ireland is shallow enough for plankton (fish food) to live (plankton is found at the edge of the continental shelf ). This is a vital food source for fish. This means that our best fishing locations are found close to Irish shores and towns like Castletownbere.
