Historic site · Ireland
Clochán
Clochán is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Shehy More stands 546 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Tobar Bríde, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 1.2 miles off.
Once a fortress of the O'Driscoll's and according to ledgend King Labhra Loinseach who had Donkey's Ears
How to reach it
Coordinates51.50213, -9.29926
- 1.2 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
- 29.1 mi off the Ring of Kerry
Overlooks nearby
- Carraigín Na Súl · 3 mi
- Bealach (pass) · 3 mi
- Sailor's Hill · 11 mi
- Lookout over Millcove · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Knockomagh: 0.8 mi
- Cnoc na nGabhar: 2.5 mi
- Sliabh Riach: 3.0 mi
- Carraig a' Rince: 3.1 mi
- Leaca an Chnoic: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
- Tullagh Church: 2.9 mi
- Ballylinchy Signal Tower: 3.0 mi
- Test Hole for Copper Mine: 3.1 mi
- Hegarty's Farmhouse: 3.3 mi
- Dún na Station castle: 3.4 mi
Beaches
- Trá na Bó: 0.6 mi
- Tralispean: 0.9 mi
- Tráigh na Mona: 1.5 mi
- Stony Beach: 1.5 mi
- An Cúl Tráigh: 1.5 mi
Attractions: 34
- Tobar Bríde: 0.3 mi
- Irish Sky Garden: 2.6 mi
- Tobar Pártaláin: 3.0 mi
- Leaba Dhiarmuida agus Ghráinne: 3.4 mi
- Wave Chieftain Whale Watching: 3.5 mi
Springs: 23
- Lady's Well: 2.1 mi
- Tobar a' Ghrafín: 3.1 mi
- Toberconnell: 3.2 mi
- Tobar an Ime: 3.7 mi
- Tober an Iarainn: 4.3 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Faill a' Tónacáin: 1.5 mi
- Faill Chú: 2.8 mi
- Faill a' chipín: 3.2 mi
- Faill na Spuaice: 3.7 mi
- Faill Bhróighe: 3.8 mi
Parks: 11
- The Rock: 3.6 mi
- Rossa Park: 3.8 mi
- Coolngrane Park: 4.7 mi
- Snave Pier Picnic Tables: 16.9 mi
- Gearagh Park: 17.5 mi
Museums: 10
- Heritage Centre: 3.6 mi
- Cape Clear Museum: 9.1 mi
- Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Casket: 13.5 mi
- Cottage Museum: 15.3 mi
- Coomhola Salmon Trust (Streamscapes): 18.3 mi
Gardens: 9
- Inishbeg Gardens: 2.5 mi
- Hollybrook house Japanese Garden: 5.4 mi
- Walled Garden: 14.0 mi
- Heron Garden: 15.8 mi
- Clonakilty Garden of Remembrance: 19.7 mi
Artworks: 8
- Canon James Goodman: 3.5 mi
- Captain O'Neill Statue: 12.8 mi
- Sam Maguire: 17.1 mi
- Molly the Púca: 18.2 mi
- Henry Ford Model T: 22.3 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- The Warren Dunes: 12.9 mi
- Long Strand Dunes: 14.9 mi
- Irish National Forestry Foundation: 20.3 mi
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Fall Down: 3.0 mi
- Mare's Tail Waterfall: 24.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
- The Bridge: 6.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Clochán. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shehy More | N 9° | 546 m | 19.9 mi |
| Nowen Hill | N 9° | 535 m | 15.4 mi |
| Nowen Hill SW Top | N 6° | 509 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mullach Méise | N 357° | 494 m | 14.3 mi |
| Maughanaclea Hills E Top | N 4° | 470 m | 16.6 mi |
| Derroograne | NNW 336° | 468 m | 19.8 mi |
| Maughanaclea Hills W Top | N 1° | 452 m | 16.3 mi |
| Shehy More SW Top | N 6° | 446 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:06 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 21:05 | 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.
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