What is recorded here
Sherkin Point is a headland composed primarily of Carboniferous limestone, formed around 340 to 320 million years ago through the accumulation of marine sediments. It is notable for its coastal erosion features and its role as a prominent geographical landmark on the southern coast of Ireland.
Places near here
Hut site in Slievemore (sherkin Island)Hut site · 95 yd
CarrigadoonaPromontory fort, coastal · 126 yd
Hard StrandBeach / strand · 309 yd
White StrandBeach / strand · 1083 yd
Chapel in Cloddagh (sherkin Island)Chapel · 1660 yd
Drowlaun PointHeadland · 1.0 mi
Cow StrandBeach / strand · 1.0 mi
St. Mona's Roman Catholic Churchchurch/chapel · 1.1 mi
Sherkin IslandIsland · 1.2 mi
Oileán ÉinneIslet · 1.9 mi
Dún na Long CastleRuins · 2.0 mi
Bawn in Farranacoush (sherkin Island)Bawn · 2.0 miOther information
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