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Carrigfadda

Carrigfadda, a peak in Ireland
Carrigfadda, a peak in IrelandHywel Williams · CC BY-SA 2.0

Carrigfadda rises to 312 m. Conigar SW Top stands 566 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Cross commemorating Holy Day., a historic site 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 2.9 miles off.

Sticín may be a form of staicín (stake/peak). This is the name of the peak on 'An Charraig Fhada' (En. 'The Long Rock'). It is said mass was said at this peak on Christmas morning during penal times.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
311.7 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates51.63558, -9.09492

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Cross commemorating Holy Day.: 0.1 mi
  • Flax Mill: 1.8 mi
  • Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa: 1.8 mi
  • William Thompson Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Castle Salem: 3.2 mi
Peaks
  • Cashloura: 3.9 mi
  • Big Height: 5.4 mi
  • Cnoc Buí: 5.5 mi
  • Big Bank: 5.6 mi
  • Poll na Slinne: 6.0 mi
Beaches
  • Trá an tAonaigh: 5.3 mi
  • Bathing Cove: 5.4 mi
  • Skuses Strand: 5.5 mi
  • White Steps: 5.6 mi
  • Prison Cove: 5.9 mi
Springs: 43
  • Tobar na gCapall: 5.6 mi
  • Well: 5.7 mi
  • Tobar an Mhinistir: 5.7 mi
  • Toberbreedy: 5.7 mi
  • Well: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 40
  • Leap waterfall: 4.3 mi
  • Carraig-ín Mhóire: 6.7 mi
  • Funmanway Adventure Land: 7.8 mi
  • Clonakilty Blackpudding Visitor Centre: 8.3 mi
  • Drishane House: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 22
Parks: 18
  • Gearagh Park: 5.2 mi
  • Coolngrane Park: 8.4 mi
  • Emmet Place: 8.8 mi
  • Riverside amenity area: 8.9 mi
  • Croppy Park: 9.2 mi
Museums: 14
  • Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Casket: 1.8 mi
  • Cottage Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Michael Collins House Museum: 8.8 mi
  • Heritage Centre: 9.6 mi
  • Michael Collins Centre: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 14
Gardens: 11
Nature reserves: 5
  • The Warren Dunes: 5.8 mi
  • Irish National Forestry Foundation: 7.7 mi
  • Long Strand Dunes: 7.8 mi
  • Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 16.6 mi
  • Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Fall Down: 11.1 mi
  • Mullinhassig Waterfall: 23.1 mi
  • Dromanassig Waterfall: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Kilmurry Woods: 16.8 mi
  • Innishannon Woods: 20.4 mi
  • Ballinadee Millenium Project: 20.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • The Bridge: 17.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Carrigfadda. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Conigar SW TopNW 317°566 m16.7 mi
ConigarNW 319°566 m16.9 mi
Shehy MoreNNW 331°545.6 m11.9 mi
FoilastookeenNW 321°540 m16.6 mi
Nowen HillNW 313°535.2 m8.8 mi
Nowen Hill SW TopNW 307°509 m9.0 mi
Mullach MéiseWNW 298°494.3 m10.7 mi
Douce MountainNW 326°476 m13.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:0518:49
June solstice05:1921:0421:59
September equinox07:2318:5319:37
December solstice08:4115:2716:29

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/9340761348

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