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Faill na Seabhach

Faill na Seabhach, seen from above at true elevation

Faill na Seabhach is a cliff, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Shehy More stands 546 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Famine Village, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 1.5 miles off.

Faill - Cliff na - of the Seabhach - Hawk Locals say these are the highest cliffs in Co. Cork

How to reach it

Coordinates51.54655, -9.08361

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Famine Village: 0.2 mi
  • Coppingers Court: 1.9 mi
  • Coastguard Station: 2.1 mi
  • Downeen Castle North: 2.7 mi
  • Downeen Castle South: 2.7 mi
Beaches
Peaks
  • Péicin Thalamh na Gainmhe: 2.1 mi
  • Poll na Slinne: 2.2 mi
  • Cartivourneen: 2.3 mi
  • Big Bank: 2.6 mi
  • Big Height: 2.6 mi
Springs: 33
Attractions: 31
Cliffs: 20
Parks: 14
  • Coolngrane Park: 7.3 mi
  • The Rock: 7.7 mi
  • Rossa Park: 8.1 mi
  • Gearagh Park: 8.9 mi
  • Emmet Place: 9.7 mi
Museums: 11
  • Cottage Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Casket: 5.6 mi
  • Heritage Centre: 8.1 mi
  • Michael Collins House Museum: 9.7 mi
  • Michael Collins Centre: 13.1 mi
Artworks: 9
Nature reserves: 4
  • The Warren Dunes: 3.1 mi
  • Long Strand Dunes: 5.1 mi
  • Irish National Forestry Foundation: 13.2 mi
  • Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Kilmurry Woods: 22.1 mi
  • Ballinadee Millenium Project: 22.7 mi
  • Innishannon Woods: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fall Down: 7.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • The Bridge: 15.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Faill na Seabhach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shehy MoreNNW 339°545.6 m17.7 mi
Nowen HillNNW 331°535.2 m14.0 mi
Nowen Hill SW TopNNW 327°509 m13.9 mi
Mullach MéiseNW 318°494.3 m15.0 mi
Douce MountainNNW 335°476 m19.2 mi
Doughill MountainNNW 335°471 m20.5 mi
Maughanaclea Hills E TopNNW 329°470 m15.7 mi
Maughanaclea Hills W TopNNW 326°452 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:0518:49
June solstice05:1921:0421:58
September equinox07:2318:5319:37
December solstice08:4115:2816:30

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/999278303

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