Turner fled and remained in hiding for more than two months until his discovery and capture by a local farmer. Well-armed militiamen arrived and within two days crushed the revolt. Over the next two days, he and a growing band of rebels hacked and clubbed to death upwards of 55 white people - men, women and children alike.Īlarm spread through the countryside, and the rebels lost the element of surprise. 21, 1831, Nat Turner, a 30-year-old, literate, enslaved preacher, launched a rebellion in Southampton County, intending to strike a fatal blow to the institution of slavery. University of Virginia Libraryīeginning late on the night of Aug. Taking care of traffic, walk along the main R477 for 200m and re-enter Fanore Beach car park.A contemporary sketch of Nat Turner. Turn right (and downhill) here.Įnjoy the descent toward the coastline for 3km and reach a 3-way junction where you turn right onto a sandy roadway which joins the R477 at Fanore National School. Having turned left, follow the roadway for 500m to reach a junction with a green road where you veer right and climb onto the shoulder of Slieve Elva and down to reach a surfaced road at Ballelly. Turn right and, almost immediately, left. After crossing the top, the descent takes you down to join the surfaced road of the Caher Valley. Now you follow the purple arrows up a steep stony roadway close to Caher an Ard Rois. You follow the purple arrow and turn right here. After 1km you reach a 3-way junction where (as the signpost indicates) a number of walking trails meet. After 1.5km the sand roadway descends to join a surfaced roadway in Feenagh Valley.
Follow the waymarkers carefully now as the loop veers right away from the stone wall and swings right to reach a metal gateway and join a sand roadway along the shoulder of Cappanawalla (on your left). Cross the stile, turn left, and follow the stone wall on your left for 500m to another stone stile. Continue straight on here.įor the next 1km the mountain path ascends steeply to reach a stone stile at Gleninagh Pass. Follow this path/ wall for over 2km to reach a mountain path at a stone stile and metal gate (on your left). After 5km, the loop leaves the green road, turns right and uphill to join a well-worn path along a stone wall. Follow this roadway uphill for 500m to reach a stone stile where you cross into a field and join the green road which takes you around Black Head. Follow the road for 1km (passing a crossroads after 500m) to reach a junction with a sandy roadway on your right – turn right here. Starting from the mapboard at Fanore Beach, exit from the car park and turn left following the purple arrow. Another green road takes you onto the shoulder of Slieve Elva, and into Ballelly, and back down into Fanore Beach car park. At a 3-way junction the loop climbs again passing by Caher an Ard Rois, where you travel a short distance on the surfaced road of the Caher Valley, passing through a crossroads. The Black Head loop crosses through the Gleninagh Pass, and into Feenagh Valley along the shoulder of Cappanwalla Mountain. Minimum Gear: Hiking boots, raingear, fluid, snacks and mobile phone Terrain: Green laneways, tracks and mountain paths Services: Fanore (1km), Ballyvaughan (15km)
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