Main Beach

Main Beach is a beach in County Cork, Munster. Main Beach is situated near the islet Deadman’s Rock, as well as near Heir Island.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Sherkin Island and Heir Island.

Sherkin Island

Photo: Jbuck78, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sherkin Island or Inisherkin is one of the islands of Roaringwater Bay in County Cork, a short ferry ride from Baltimore. Its Irish name Inis Arcáin means "Island of the Piglet", which probably refers to sea-pigs meaning porpoises.

Heir Island

Island

Heir Island, also known as Hare Island or Inishodriscol, is an island in southwest County Cork, Ireland. It has a year-round population of around 25–30.

East Skeam Island

Islet

East Skeam Island is an island in Roaringwater Bay, County Cork, Munster, Ireland, that forms part of Carbery's Hundred Isles. It is situated at, North from Heir Island, East from West Skeam Island, West from Cunnamore Pier. It is currently uninhabited.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baltimore and Ballydehob.

Baltimore

Photo: georama, CC BY 3.0.

Baltimore is a village in County Cork near the southwest tip of Ireland. The harbour is large, and sheltered by islands - several are inhabited and are also described on this page.

Ballydehob

Village

Photo: Cynthia Bressani, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ballydehob is a coastal village in the southwest of County Cork, Ireland. It is 13 km west of Skibbereen and 13 km south of Bantry. Ballydehob is situated 8 km north of Main Beach.

Schull

Photo: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Schull is a harbour town on the Mizen Head peninsula of County Cork, at the southwest tip of Ireland. The name means school, and was first documented in 1199 suggesting a religious seminary, but there's no trace of that.

Main Beach

Type: Beach
Category: landform
Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.4942° or 51° 29′ 39″ north

Longitude

-9.43107° or 9° 25′ 52″ west

Open location code

9C3GFHV9+MH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 190629030

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Deadman’s Rock and Two Women’s Rock.

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