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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. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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.

What the record says

Elevation
311.7 m

How to reach it

Coordinates51.63558, -9.09492

Overlooks nearby

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
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
Peaks: 59
  • 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
Attractions: 39
  • 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
Springs: 35
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
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

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carrigfadda. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Conigar SW TopNW566 m16.7 mi
ConigarNW566 m16.9 mi
Shehy MoreNNW546 m11.9 mi
Nowen HillNW535 m8.8 mi
Nowen Hill SW TopNW509 m9.0 mi
Mullach MéiseWNW494 m10.7 mi
Douce MountainNW476 m13.6 mi
Doughill MountainNNW471 m14.9 mi

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).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/9340761348

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