Beach · Ireland
Tráigh Carta
Tráigh Carta is a beach, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Shehy More stands 546 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Trá na Marbh, a beach 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.6 miles off.
Beach name probably comes for Carta or Cartadh and relates to spoil from the slate quarry/mine above the beach.
How to reach it
Coordinates51.51068, -9.19045
- 0.6 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bealach (pass) · 2 mi
- Carraigín Na Súl · 2 mi
- Lookout over Millcove · 7 mi
- Galley Head View · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Castlehaven Castle: 0.5 mi
- Port a’ Dúna: 1.1 mi
- The Irish RM Plaque: 1.2 mi
- Battle of Castlehaven: 1.2 mi
- Bayard Warren Plaque: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Péicín Cnoc Droim Fionn: 1.0 mi
- Carraig a' Shleáin: 1.0 mi
- Cnoc a' Tuair: 1.0 mi
- Carraig a Néalladóra: 1.1 mi
- Piceán: 1.4 mi
Beaches
- Trá na Marbh: 0.1 mi
- Tráigín na Mná Jones: 0.2 mi
- Tráig Eilín: 0.3 mi
- Island Strand: 0.3 mi
- Cuas na gCaorach: 0.3 mi
Attractions: 33
- Placenames & Their Amazing Stories: 0.4 mi
- Tobar Bearcháin: 0.4 mi
- Drishane House: 1.1 mi
- West Cork Quad Adventures: 1.5 mi
- Tobar Pártaláin: 2.3 mi
Springs: 25
- Tobar an Ime: 1.1 mi
- Tober an Iarainn: 2.4 mi
- Tobar a' Ghrafín: 2.5 mi
- Tobar na gCaolán: 3.4 mi
- Tobar: 3.4 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Faill Árd: 0.4 mi
- Faill Dic: 0.7 mi
- Faill Fraoigh: 1.1 mi
- Faill a' Cholúir: 1.4 mi
- Faill na Spuaice: 1.5 mi
Parks: 13
- The Rock: 4.1 mi
- Coolngrane Park: 4.5 mi
- Rossa Park: 4.6 mi
- Gearagh Park: 13.6 mi
- Emmet Place: 15.0 mi
Gardens: 9
- Hollybrook house Japanese Garden: 5.5 mi
- Inishbeg Gardens: 6.7 mi
- Clonakilty Garden of Remembrance: 15.3 mi
- Walled Garden: 16.5 mi
- Glenview Gardens: 19.6 mi
Museums: 8
- Heritage Centre: 4.5 mi
- Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Casket: 9.8 mi
- Cottage Museum: 10.7 mi
- Cape Clear Museum: 13.6 mi
- Michael Collins House Museum: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 7
- Canon James Goodman: 4.3 mi
- Captain O'Neill Statue: 14.7 mi
- Sam Maguire: 14.9 mi
- Molly the Púca: 15.1 mi
- Henry Ford Model T: 18.1 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- The Warren Dunes: 8.4 mi
- Long Strand Dunes: 10.2 mi
- Irish National Forestry Foundation: 17.2 mi
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Fall Down: 1.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
- The Bridge: 11.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Tráigh Carta. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shehy More | N 355° | 546 m | 19.2 mi |
| Nowen Hill | N 351° | 535 m | 14.8 mi |
| Nowen Hill SW Top | NNW 348° | 509 m | 14.4 mi |
| Mullach Méise | NNW 339° | 494 m | 14.7 mi |
| Douce Mountain | N 350° | 476 m | 20.2 mi |
| Doughill Mountain | N 349° | 471 m | 21.4 mi |
| Maughanaclea Hills E Top | NNW 348° | 470 m | 16.3 mi |
| Maughanaclea Hills W Top | NNW 345° | 452 m | 16.3 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 | 18:54 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:41 | 15:29 | 16:30 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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