Beach · Ireland
Carraigín
Carraigín is a beach, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Shehy More stands 546 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Swifts Tower, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.8 miles off.
Fishermen traditionally pulled their boats in here for shelter during bad weather
How to reach it
Coordinates51.53300, -9.17126
- 0.8 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bealach (pass) · 3 mi
- Carraigín Na Súl · 3 mi
- Lookout over Millcove · 6 mi
- Galley Head View · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Swifts Tower: 0.2 mi
- Castle Townshend: 0.2 mi
- Bayard Warren Plaque: 0.3 mi
- Raheen Castle: 0.4 mi
- Battle of Castlehaven: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Péicín: 0.7 mi
- Carraig Throunce: 0.7 mi
- Péicín Cnoc Droim Fionn: 0.8 mi
- Cnoc Sheáin de Barra: 0.9 mi
- Carraig a Néalladóra: 1.1 mi
Beaches
- Cuaisín Leaca Tobar: 0.5 mi
- Cuaisín: 0.5 mi
- Tráig Mór: 0.6 mi
- Trá na Muilleen: 0.7 mi
- An Cuasín: 0.7 mi
Attractions: 33
- Drishane House: 0.6 mi
- Tobar Bearcháin: 1.4 mi
- Placenames & Their Amazing Stories: 1.5 mi
- West Cork Quad Adventures: 2.0 mi
- Carraig-ín Mhóire: 2.1 mi
Springs: 25
- Tobar na gCaolán: 1.6 mi
- Tobar: 1.7 mi
- Tober an Iarainn: 2.1 mi
- Tobar an Mhinistir: 2.1 mi
- Well: 2.2 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Faill Fraoigh: 0.8 mi
- Long Point: 1.0 mi
- Faill a' Cholúir: 1.0 mi
- Faill na gCapall: 1.1 mi
- Faill Dic: 1.1 mi
Parks: 14
- Coolngrane Park: 4.0 mi
- The Rock: 4.1 mi
- Rossa Park: 4.5 mi
- Gearagh Park: 12.0 mi
- Emmet Place: 13.5 mi
Museums: 10
- Heritage Centre: 4.5 mi
- Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Casket: 8.1 mi
- Cottage Museum: 9.4 mi
- Michael Collins House Museum: 13.5 mi
- Cape Clear Museum: 15.0 mi
Gardens: 9
- Hollybrook house Japanese Garden: 5.0 mi
- Inishbeg Gardens: 7.5 mi
- Clonakilty Garden of Remembrance: 13.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 16.1 mi
- Glenview Gardens: 17.9 mi
Artworks: 7
- Canon James Goodman: 4.3 mi
- Sam Maguire: 13.3 mi
- Molly the Púca: 13.3 mi
- Captain O'Neill Statue: 14.1 mi
- Henry Ford Model T: 16.5 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- The Warren Dunes: 7.0 mi
- Long Strand Dunes: 9.0 mi
- Irish National Forestry Foundation: 15.4 mi
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 22.9 mi
- Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Fall Down: 3.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- The Bridge: 12.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Kilmurry Woods: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Carraigín. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shehy More | N 352° | 546 m | 17.7 mi |
| Nowen Hill | NNW 347° | 535 m | 13.5 mi |
| Nowen Hill SW Top | NNW 343° | 509 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mullach Méise | NNW 333° | 494 m | 13.6 mi |
| Douce Mountain | NNW 347° | 476 m | 18.9 mi |
| Doughill Mountain | NNW 346° | 471 m | 20.1 mi |
| Maughanaclea Hills E Top | NNW 344° | 470 m | 15.1 mi |
| Maughanaclea Hills W Top | NNW 340° | 452 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:05 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 21:04 | 21:59 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:41 | 15:28 | 16:30 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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