Beach · Ireland
Tráigh na Mona
Tráigh na Mona is a beach, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Shehy More stands 546 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Stony Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.3 miles off.
Mona part of the name comes from the fact that turf was harvested from this beach at one time.
How to reach it
Coordinates51.50231, -9.26553
- 0.3 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
- 29.8 mi off the Ring of Kerry
Overlooks nearby
- Carraigín Na Súl · 2 mi
- Bealach (pass) · 2 mi
- Lookout over Millcove · 10 mi
- Sailor's Hill · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Beaches
- Stony Beach: 0.1 mi
- An Cúl Tráigh: 0.2 mi
- Tralispean: 0.6 mi
- Trá na Bó: 0.9 mi
- An Geocán: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Cnoc na nGabhar: 1.1 mi
- Carraig a' Rince: 1.8 mi
- Sliabh Riach: 1.8 mi
- Leaca an Chnoic: 1.9 mi
- Cnoc Mór: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- Clochán: 1.5 mi
- Test Hole for Copper Mine: 1.7 mi
- Hegarty's Farmhouse: 2.0 mi
- Ruins of Daly Household: 2.2 mi
- Port a’ Dúna: 2.3 mi
Attractions: 33
- Tobar Bríde: 1.4 mi
- Tobar Pártaláin: 1.6 mi
- Irish Sky Garden: 1.9 mi
- Leaba Dhiarmuida agus Ghráinne: 2.2 mi
- West Cork Quad Adventures: 2.7 mi
Springs: 27
- Tobar a' Ghrafín: 1.8 mi
- The Spring: 1.9 mi
- Tobar an Ime: 2.2 mi
- Tober an Iarainn: 3.3 mi
- Lady's Well: 3.3 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Faill a' Tónacáin: 0.4 mi
- Faill Chú: 1.6 mi
- Faill a' chipín: 2.0 mi
- Faill na Spuaice: 2.3 mi
- Faill Bhróighe: 2.4 mi
Parks: 11
- The Rock: 3.3 mi
- Rossa Park: 3.5 mi
- Coolngrane Park: 4.3 mi
- Gearagh Park: 16.3 mi
- Snave Pier Picnic Tables: 17.5 mi
Gardens: 10
- Inishbeg Gardens: 3.7 mi
- Hollybrook house Japanese Garden: 5.2 mi
- Walled Garden: 14.8 mi
- Heron Garden: 17.1 mi
- Clonakilty Garden of Remembrance: 18.4 mi
Museums: 9
- Heritage Centre: 3.4 mi
- Cape Clear Museum: 10.4 mi
- Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Casket: 12.4 mi
- Cottage Museum: 13.9 mi
- Michael Collins House Museum: 18.1 mi
Artworks: 8
- Canon James Goodman: 3.2 mi
- Captain O'Neill Statue: 13.4 mi
- Sam Maguire: 16.5 mi
- Molly the Púca: 17.3 mi
- Henry Ford Model T: 21.0 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- The Warren Dunes: 11.5 mi
- Long Strand Dunes: 13.5 mi
- Irish National Forestry Foundation: 19.4 mi
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Fall Down: 1.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- The Bridge: 7.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Tráigh na Mona. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shehy More | N 4° | 545.6 m | 19.7 mi |
| Nowen Hill | N 3° | 535.2 m | 15.2 mi |
| Nowen Hill SW Top | N 0° | 509 m | 14.7 mi |
| Mullach Méise | N 351° | 494.3 m | 14.4 mi |
| Douce Mountain | N 359° | 476 m | 20.5 mi |
| Maughanaclea Hills E Top | N 359° | 470 m | 16.6 mi |
| Derroograne | NNW 332° | 468 m | 20.4 mi |
| Maughanaclea Hills W Top | N 356° | 452 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:06 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 21:04 | 21:59 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:54 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:41 | 15:29 | 16:31 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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