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Faill Fraoigh

Faill Fraoigh, seen from above at true elevation

Faill Fraoigh 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 Carraig a Néalladóra, a peak 0.3 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.8 miles off.

What the record says

Height
50 m

How to reach it

Coordinates51.52109, -9.17190

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Carraig a Néalladóra: 0.3 mi
  • Cnoc Sheáin de Barra: 0.5 mi
  • Péicín Cnoc Droim Fionn: 0.6 mi
  • Carraig Throunce: 1.1 mi
  • Péicín: 1.5 mi
Beaches
Historic sites
Attractions: 33
Springs: 30
Cliffs: 20
Parks: 14
  • The Rock: 4.4 mi
  • Coolngrane Park: 4.5 mi
  • Rossa Park: 4.8 mi
  • Gearagh Park: 12.6 mi
  • Emmet Place: 13.9 mi
Gardens: 10
Museums: 9
  • Heritage Centre: 4.8 mi
  • Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Casket: 8.8 mi
  • Cottage Museum: 9.7 mi
  • Michael Collins House Museum: 13.9 mi
  • Cape Clear Museum: 14.6 mi
Artworks: 7
Nature reserves: 5
  • The Warren Dunes: 7.3 mi
  • Long Strand Dunes: 9.2 mi
  • Irish National Forestry Foundation: 16.2 mi
  • Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 23.4 mi
  • Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fall Down: 3.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • The Bridge: 11.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Faill Fraoigh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shehy MoreN 352°545.6 m18.5 mi
Nowen HillNNW 347°535.2 m14.3 mi
Nowen Hill SW TopNNW 344°509 m13.9 mi
Mullach MéiseNNW 335°494.3 m14.3 mi
Douce MountainNNW 347°476 m19.7 mi
Doughill MountainNNW 346°471 m20.9 mi
Maughanaclea Hills E TopNNW 344°470 m15.8 mi
Maughanaclea Hills W TopNNW 341°452 m15.9 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 solstice08:4115:2816:30

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/974044534

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