Beach · Ireland
Strand of the Old House
Strand of the Old House is a beach, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Shehy More stands 546 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Trá na Bharaille, a beach 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 1.3 miles off.
An old ruin gave this strand its name
How to reach it
Coordinates51.54782, -9.11874
- 1.3 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lookout over Millcove · 3 mi
- Bealach (pass) · 5 mi
- Carraigín Na Súl · 6 mi
- Galley Head View · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Poll na Slinne: 0.7 mi
- Cartivourneen: 0.8 mi
- Big Bank: 1.3 mi
- Péicin Thalamh na Gainmhe: 1.3 mi
- Big Height: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- Coastguard Station: 0.8 mi
- Castle Ire: 1.4 mi
- Famine Village: 1.7 mi
- Myross Church: 2.0 mi
- Famine Wall: 2.0 mi
Beaches
- Trá na Bharaille: 0.1 mi
- Cuas Dall: 0.7 mi
- Badger's Hole: 0.7 mi
- Cúisín Darraí: 0.7 mi
- Skuses Strand: 0.9 mi
Attractions: 32
- Carraig-ín Mhóire: 0.6 mi
- Leap waterfall: 2.6 mi
- Drishane House: 3.1 mi
- Tobar Bearcháin: 3.7 mi
- Placenames & Their Amazing Stories: 3.9 mi
Springs: 26
- Tobar na Cille: 0.3 mi
- Well: 0.8 mi
- Tobar na gCapall: 1.3 mi
- Tobar: 1.4 mi
- Tobar na gCaolán: 1.4 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Faill na Briste: 0.7 mi
- Faill na Cág: 0.7 mi
- Faill a' Bhach Iodhna: 0.7 mi
- Pointe an Dorais: 0.8 mi
- Fuinneog Chreach: 1.3 mi
Parks: 14
- Coolngrane Park: 5.8 mi
- The Rock: 6.2 mi
- Rossa Park: 6.6 mi
- Gearagh Park: 9.7 mi
- Emmet Place: 11.0 mi
Museums: 10
- Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Casket: 6.0 mi
- Heritage Centre: 6.6 mi
- Cottage Museum: 6.9 mi
- Michael Collins House Museum: 11.0 mi
- Michael Collins Centre: 14.3 mi
Gardens: 9
- Hollybrook house Japanese Garden: 6.5 mi
- Inishbeg Gardens: 9.8 mi
- Clonakilty Garden of Remembrance: 11.3 mi
- Glenview Gardens: 15.7 mi
- Walled Garden: 17.4 mi
Artworks: 8
- Canon James Goodman: 6.5 mi
- Molly the Púca: 11.5 mi
- Sam Maguire: 12.0 mi
- Henry Ford Model T: 14.1 mi
- Captain O'Neill Statue: 15.2 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- The Warren Dunes: 4.5 mi
- Long Strand Dunes: 6.6 mi
- Irish National Forestry Foundation: 13.6 mi
- Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 22.7 mi
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Kilmurry Woods: 22.6 mi
- Ballinadee Millenium Project: 23.9 mi
- Innishannon Woods: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Fall Down: 5.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
- The Bridge: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Strand of the Old House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shehy More | NNW 344° | 546 m | 17.2 mi |
| Nowen Hill | NNW 336° | 535 m | 13.2 mi |
| Nowen Hill SW Top | NNW 332° | 509 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mullach Méise | NW 323° | 494 m | 13.9 mi |
| Douce Mountain | NNW 339° | 476 m | 18.5 mi |
| Doughill Mountain | NNW 339° | 471 m | 19.8 mi |
| Maughanaclea Hills E Top | NNW 334° | 470 m | 14.9 mi |
| Maughanaclea Hills W Top | NNW 331° | 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 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:53 | 19:37 |
| 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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