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Cuas na Leac

Cuas na Leac from directly overhead

Cuas na Leac is a beach, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Shehy More stands 546 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Cuas na gCloch, a beach less than a tenth of a mile away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.3 miles off.

Cuas = cove, crevice Leac = flat stone, flagstone English name due to Sisters of Mercy from Skibbereen Convent using this cuas during summer months during the 20th century.

How to reach it

Coordinates51.50905, -9.19905

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Carraig a' Shleáin: 0.7 mi
  • Cnoc a' Tuair: 0.8 mi
  • Piceán: 1.2 mi
  • Suí Finn: 1.2 mi
  • Péicín Cnoc Droim Fionn: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
Beaches
Attractions: 33
Springs: 25
Cliffs: 21
Parks: 12
  • The Rock: 3.9 mi
  • Rossa Park: 4.4 mi
  • Coolngrane Park: 4.4 mi
  • Gearagh Park: 14.0 mi
  • Emmet Place: 15.3 mi
Gardens: 9
Museums: 8
  • Heritage Centre: 4.3 mi
  • Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Casket: 10.2 mi
  • Cottage Museum: 11.1 mi
  • Cape Clear Museum: 13.3 mi
  • Michael Collins House Museum: 15.3 mi
Artworks: 7
Nature reserves: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fall Down: 1.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • The Bridge: 10.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Cuas na Leac. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shehy MoreN546 m19.2 mi
Nowen HillN535 m14.9 mi
Nowen Hill SW TopN509 m14.5 mi
Mullach MéiseNNW494 m14.6 mi
Douce MountainN476 m20.3 mi
Maughanaclea Hills E TopN470 m16.4 mi
Maughanaclea Hills W TopNNW452 m16.3 mi
Shehy More SW TopN446 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:0518:49
June solstice05:2021:0421:58
September equinox07:2318:5419:38
December solstice08:4115:2916:30

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/973964390

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