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Banna Strand

Banna Strand is a beach, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Baurtregaum stands 851 m to the south, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Rathoneen Castle (remains of), a historic site 1.4 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.5 miles off.

The story

Banna Strand (Irish: Trá na Beannaí), also known as Banna Beach, is a beach in north County Kerry, Ireland. It is an Atlantic Ocean beach extending from the Smallrock (Roc Beag) and Blackrock in the North to Carrahane at its southern edge. It is around 12 kilometres (7 mi) north west of Tralee. It features shifting sand dunes along its entire length which rise up to 12 metres (40 ft). Carrahane lagoon on the south end, famous for migrating birds and the Roger Casement landing. The mountains of the Dingle Peninsula can be seen on the south west horizon. Many residents from Tralee make a trip to Banna Strand on the warmest summer days.

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Wikidata Q4856854, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.33480, -9.84059

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Rathoneen Castle (remains of): 1.4 mi
  • 15th Centenary of the birth of St-Bredan: 2.5 mi
  • The Ardfert Water-Supply: 2.6 mi
  • Statue of Roger Casement: 2.6 mi
  • Liscahane Castle: 3.3 mi
Springs
  • Saint Brendan's Well: 2.0 mi
  • Croft's Well: 3.0 mi
  • Our Lady's Holy Well: 4.0 mi
  • Toberlackan: 4.5 mi
  • Tobar na Molt: 4.6 mi
Peaks
  • Triskbeg Mountain: 5.4 mi
  • Maulin Mountain: 5.6 mi
  • Triskmore Mountain: 5.9 mi
  • Scregg: 7.9 mi
  • Baurtregaum Far NE Top: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 31
Parks: 16
Artworks: 15
Beaches: 9
  • Fenit Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Sandy Bay Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Ladies' Beach: 14.1 mi
  • Nuns' Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Bunaneer Strand: 16.3 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Garden of the Senses: 7.4 mi
  • Joe Keohane Roundabout: 7.8 mi
  • Ballymullen Roundabout: 7.9 mi
  • Tom Crean Memorial Garden: 15.6 mi
  • Fern Garden: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Bromore Cliffs: 15.7 mi
  • Maughanablagher Cliffs: 18.1 mi
  • Cliffs of Dooneen: 18.1 mi
  • 40: 22.4 mi
  • 10: 22.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Virgin Rock: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Banna Strand. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BaurtregaumS 177°851 m8.8 mi
CaherconreeS 183°835 m9.1 mi
Binn os GaoithSW 230°826 m13.0 mi
Baurtregaum NE TopS 175°818.5 m8.5 mi
Stradbally MountainSW 230°798 m12.6 mi
GearhaneS 184°792 m8.6 mi
Más an TiompáinWSW 254°761.9 m18.0 mi
Baurtregaum NW TopS 178°723 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:0718:52
June solstice05:1821:1022:06
September equinox07:2618:5619:40
December solstice08:4815:2416:29

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/57734398

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