Faill a' Cholúir
Faill a' Cholúir is a cliff, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Shehy More stands 546 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Cnoc Sheáin de Barra, a peak 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 1.2 miles off.
Interpretation of name Faill - Cliff a' (of) the Cholúir - Pigeon Also given as Faill a' Chuair by another informant (possible the curved cliff)
How to reach it
- 1.2 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
- Cnoc Sheáin de Barra: 0.1 mi
- Carraig a Néalladóra: 0.3 mi
- Péicín Cnoc Droim Fionn: 1.0 mi
- Carraig Throunce: 1.4 mi
- Péicín: 1.7 mi
- Trá na Muilleen: 0.3 mi
- Cuaisín Leaca Tobar: 0.5 mi
- Tráig Mór: 0.6 mi
- Cuaisín: 0.7 mi
- An Cuasín: 0.7 mi
- Bayard Warren Plaque: 0.7 mi
- Castle Townshend: 0.8 mi
- Swifts Tower: 0.8 mi
- Myross Church: 0.8 mi
- Battle of Castlehaven: 0.9 mi
- Drishane House: 0.9 mi
- Tobar Bearcháin: 1.2 mi
- Placenames & Their Amazing Stories: 1.4 mi
- Carraig-ín Mhóire: 2.2 mi
- West Cork Quad Adventures: 2.3 mi
- Tobar na gCaolán: 2.3 mi
- Tobar: 2.4 mi
- Tobar an Ime: 2.4 mi
- Tobar na Cille: 2.6 mi
- Well: 2.6 mi
- Long Point: 0.3 mi
- Faill Fraoigh: 0.4 mi
- Faill na gCapall: 0.5 mi
- Faill Dic: 1.1 mi
- Faill a' Trahane: 1.4 mi
- The Rock: 4.8 mi
- Coolngrane Park: 4.9 mi
- Rossa Park: 5.2 mi
- Gearagh Park: 12.4 mi
- Emmet Place: 13.6 mi
- Hollybrook house Japanese Garden: 5.8 mi
- Inishbeg Gardens: 7.8 mi
- Clonakilty Garden of Remembrance: 13.9 mi
- Walled Garden: 17.0 mi
- Glenview Gardens: 18.4 mi
- Heritage Centre: 5.2 mi
- Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Casket: 8.6 mi
- Cottage Museum: 9.3 mi
- Michael Collins House Museum: 13.6 mi
- Cape Clear Museum: 15.0 mi
- Canon James Goodman: 5.0 mi
- Molly the Púca: 14.0 mi
- Sam Maguire: 14.1 mi
- Captain O'Neill Statue: 15.0 mi
- Henry Ford Model T: 16.7 mi
- The Warren Dunes: 7.0 mi
- Long Strand Dunes: 8.9 mi
- Irish National Forestry Foundation: 16.1 mi
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 23.8 mi
- Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 24.7 mi
- Fall Down: 3.3 mi
- The Bridge: 12.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Faill a' Cholúir. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shehy More | N 351° | 545.6 m | 18.7 mi |
| Nowen Hill | NNW 346° | 535.2 m | 14.4 mi |
| Nowen Hill SW Top | NNW 342° | 509 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mullach Méise | NNW 333° | 494.3 m | 14.6 mi |
| Douce Mountain | NNW 346° | 476 m | 19.8 mi |
| Doughill Mountain | NNW 345° | 471 m | 21.1 mi |
| Maughanaclea Hills E Top | NNW 343° | 470 m | 16.0 mi |
| Maughanaclea Hills W Top | NNW 340° | 452 m | 16.1 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 | 18:54 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:41 | 15:28 | 16:30 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1036641119
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