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Faill Bhróighe

Faill Bhróighe, seen from above at true elevation

Faill Bhróighe is a cliff, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Shehy More stands 546 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Faill na mBairneach, a cliff 0.2 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 1.1 miles off.

Faill - Cliff Bhróighe - Shoes A sailing ship was wrecked here around 1850

How to reach it

Coordinates51.48614, -9.21564

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cnoc Mór: 0.5 mi
  • Leaca an Chnoic: 0.5 mi
  • Beann a' tSídheáin: 0.6 mi
  • Carraig a' Rince: 0.6 mi
  • Sliabh Riach: 0.9 mi
Beaches
  • Trá Leathann: 0.8 mi
  • Trá Leathann Middle: 0.8 mi
  • Tráigh na nDabhcha: 0.8 mi
  • Trá Leathann North: 0.8 mi
  • Cuasín Beag: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
Attractions: 32
Springs: 27
Cliffs: 19
Parks: 11
  • The Rock: 4.8 mi
  • Rossa Park: 5.2 mi
  • Coolngrane Park: 5.5 mi
  • Gearagh Park: 15.6 mi
  • Emmet Place: 16.8 mi
Gardens: 9
Museums: 8
  • Heritage Centre: 5.1 mi
  • Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Casket: 11.8 mi
  • Cape Clear Museum: 12.1 mi
  • Cottage Museum: 12.4 mi
  • Michael Collins House Museum: 16.8 mi
Artworks: 7
Nature reserves: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fall Down: 1.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • The Bridge: 10.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Faill Bhróighe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shehy MoreN 358°545.6 m20.8 mi
Nowen HillN 356°535.2 m16.4 mi
Nowen Hill SW TopN 353°509 m15.9 mi
Mullach MéiseNNW 344°494.3 m15.9 mi
Douce MountainN 354°476 m21.7 mi
Maughanaclea Hills E TopN 352°470 m17.8 mi
Maughanaclea Hills W TopN 350°452 m17.7 mi
Shehy More SW TopN 356°446 m20.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:0518:49
June solstice05:2021:0421:58
September equinox07:2318:5419:38
December solstice08:4115:2916:30

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1005531937

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