Cliff · Ireland
Faill Árd
Faill Árd is a cliff, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Shehy More stands 546 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandy Cove, a beach 0.2 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 25 m
How to reach it
Coordinates51.50666, -9.19668
- 0.5 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carraigín Na Súl · 1 mi
- Bealach (pass) · 2 mi
- Lookout over Millcove · 7 mi
- Galley Head View · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Beaches
- Sandy Cove: 0.2 mi
- Cuas na gCloch: 0.2 mi
- Cuas na Leac: 0.2 mi
- Tráigh Carta: 0.4 mi
- Trá na Marbh: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- Port a’ Dúna: 0.8 mi
- Castlehaven Castle: 0.8 mi
- Test Hole for Copper Mine: 1.3 mi
- Ruins of Daly Household: 1.5 mi
- The Irish RM Plaque: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Carraig a' Shleáin: 0.9 mi
- Cnoc a' Tuair: 1.0 mi
- Beann a' tSídheáin: 1.2 mi
- Péicín Cnoc Droim Fionn: 1.3 mi
- Piceán: 1.4 mi
Attractions: 33
- Placenames & Their Amazing Stories: 0.6 mi
- Tobar Bearcháin: 0.8 mi
- Drishane House: 1.5 mi
- West Cork Quad Adventures: 1.5 mi
- Tobar Pártaláin: 2.0 mi
Springs: 29
- Tobar an Ime: 0.8 mi
- The Spring: 1.1 mi
- Tobar a' Ghrafín: 2.1 mi
- Tober an Iarainn: 2.5 mi
- Tobar na gCaolán: 3.8 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Faill Dic: 1.1 mi
- Faill na Spuaice: 1.1 mi
- Faill na mBairneach: 1.4 mi
- Faill Fraoigh: 1.5 mi
- Faill Bhróighe: 1.6 mi
Parks: 12
- The Rock: 4.1 mi
- Rossa Park: 4.6 mi
- Coolngrane Park: 4.6 mi
- Gearagh Park: 14.0 mi
- Emmet Place: 15.3 mi
Gardens: 10
- Hollybrook house Japanese Garden: 5.6 mi
- Inishbeg Gardens: 6.5 mi
- Clonakilty Garden of Remembrance: 15.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 16.5 mi
- Heron Garden: 19.7 mi
Museums: 8
- Heritage Centre: 4.5 mi
- Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Casket: 10.2 mi
- Cottage Museum: 11.1 mi
- Cape Clear Museum: 13.3 mi
- Michael Collins House Museum: 15.3 mi
Artworks: 7
- Canon James Goodman: 4.3 mi
- Captain O'Neill Statue: 14.7 mi
- Sam Maguire: 15.3 mi
- Molly the Púca: 15.5 mi
- Henry Ford Model T: 18.5 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- The Warren Dunes: 8.7 mi
- Long Strand Dunes: 10.5 mi
- Irish National Forestry Foundation: 17.6 mi
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Fall Down: 1.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
- The Bridge: 10.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Faill Árd. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shehy More | N 356° | 545.6 m | 19.4 mi |
| Nowen Hill | N 352° | 535.2 m | 15.1 mi |
| Nowen Hill SW Top | N 349° | 509 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mullach Méise | NNW 340° | 494.3 m | 14.8 mi |
| Douce Mountain | N 351° | 476 m | 20.4 mi |
| Maughanaclea Hills E Top | N 349° | 470 m | 16.6 mi |
| Maughanaclea Hills W Top | NNW 346° | 452 m | 16.5 mi |
| Shehy More SW Top | N 353° | 446 m | 18.9 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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