Faill a' Tónacáin
Faill a' Tónacáin is a cliff, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Shehy More stands 546 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is An Cúl Tráigh, a beach 0.2 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way runs past it.
Faill - Cliff a' - (of) the Tónacáin - Moving on one’s bottom Name probably comes from the art of collection eggs from sea bird nests
How to reach it
- On the Wild Atlantic Way, National
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
- An Cúl Tráigh: 0.2 mi
- Stony Beach: 0.3 mi
- Tráigh na Mona: 0.4 mi
- An Geocán: 0.5 mi
- Tralispean: 0.6 mi
- Cnoc na nGabhar: 1.4 mi
- Sliabh Riach: 1.6 mi
- Carraig a' Rince: 1.6 mi
- Leaca an Chnoic: 1.7 mi
- Cnoc Mór: 1.7 mi
- Clochán: 1.5 mi
- Test Hole for Copper Mine: 1.8 mi
- Hegarty's Farmhouse: 2.2 mi
- Port a’ Dúna: 2.3 mi
- Ruins of Daly Household: 2.4 mi
- Tobar Bríde: 1.4 mi
- Tobar Pártaláin: 1.4 mi
- Leaba Dhiarmuida agus Ghráinne: 1.9 mi
- Irish Sky Garden: 2.2 mi
- West Cork Quad Adventures: 2.9 mi
- Tobar a' Ghrafín: 1.6 mi
- The Spring: 1.9 mi
- Tobar an Ime: 2.3 mi
- Lady's Well: 3.5 mi
- Tober an Iarainn: 3.6 mi
- Faill Chú: 1.3 mi
- Faill a' chipín: 1.8 mi
- Faill na Spuaice: 2.2 mi
- Faill Bhróighe: 2.2 mi
- Faill na mBairneach: 2.4 mi
- The Rock: 3.7 mi
- Rossa Park: 3.9 mi
- Coolngrane Park: 4.6 mi
- Gearagh Park: 16.6 mi
- Snave Pier Picnic Tables: 17.8 mi
- Inishbeg Gardens: 3.9 mi
- Hollybrook house Japanese Garden: 5.5 mi
- Walled Garden: 15.1 mi
- Heron Garden: 17.3 mi
- Clonakilty Garden of Remembrance: 18.5 mi
- Heritage Centre: 3.8 mi
- Cape Clear Museum: 10.3 mi
- Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Casket: 12.7 mi
- Cottage Museum: 14.0 mi
- Michael Collins House Museum: 18.2 mi
- Canon James Goodman: 3.6 mi
- Captain O'Neill Statue: 13.7 mi
- Sam Maguire: 16.8 mi
- Molly the Púca: 17.6 mi
- Henry Ford Model T: 21.2 mi
- The Warren Dunes: 11.7 mi
- Long Strand Dunes: 13.5 mi
- Irish National Forestry Foundation: 19.7 mi
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 22.0 mi
- Fall Down: 1.5 mi
- The Bridge: 7.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Faill a' Tónacáin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shehy More | N 4° | 545.6 m | 20.1 mi |
| Nowen Hill | N 3° | 535.2 m | 15.6 mi |
| Nowen Hill SW Top | N 0° | 509 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mullach Méise | N 352° | 494.3 m | 14.8 mi |
| Maughanaclea Hills E Top | N 359° | 470 m | 16.9 mi |
| Derroograne | NNW 333° | 468 m | 20.8 mi |
| Maughanaclea Hills W Top | N 356° | 452 m | 16.7 mi |
| Shehy More SW Top | N 2° | 446 m | 19.5 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1002639608
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