Red Strand

Red Strand is a beach in County Cork, Munster. Red Strand is situated nearby to the islet Carrigduff, as well as near the spring Lady’s Well.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Galley Head Lighthouse.

Galley Head Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Chmee2, Public domain.

The Galley Head Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse outside of Rosscarbery, County Cork, on the south coast of Ireland. The lighthouse is situated on Galley Head at the southern end of the headland known as Dundeady island at 133 feet above sea level, overlooking the Celtic Sea and two beaches, Red Strand to the east and the Long Strand to the west. Galley Head Lighthouse is situated 2½ km southwest of Red Strand.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ardfield and Rosscarbery.

Ardfield

Locality

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ardfield, historically Ardofoyle, is a small village and civil parish on the south-west coast of County Cork, Ireland. It lies 8 kilometres south of Clonakilty and 11 kilometres east of Rosscarbery, near Galley Head. Ardfield is situated 2½ km northeast of Red Strand.

Rosscarbery

Village

Photo: John Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clonakilty, often shortened to "Clon", is a town on the coast of County Cork in southwest Ireland, 50 km southwest of Cork city. It's a seaside resort, with a population of 5000 in 2022. Rosscarbery is situated 8 km northwest of Red Strand.

Clonakilty

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Clonakilty, often shortened to "Clon", is a town on the coast of County Cork in southwest Ireland, 50 km southwest of Cork city. It's a seaside resort, with a population of 5000 in 2022.

Red Strand

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

51.5472° or 51° 32′ 50″ north

Longitude

-8.92692° or 8° 55′ 37″ west

Open location code

9C3HG3WF+V6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 223074652

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

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Highlights include Carrigduff and Lady’s Well.

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