What is recorded here
This sculpture celebrates Portmarnock's unique role in world aviation history. This beach, known as the Velvet Strand, was used as a runway for the first successful East-West Transatlantic solo flight, on 24th June 1930.
Places near here
Saint Marnock'scountry house · 367 yd
TobermaclaneyHoly well · 458 yd
Carrickhill Martello Towermartello tower · 482 yd
IndicatedHoly well · 734 yd
High RockViewpoint · 1144 yd
Black WoodWood · 1290 yd
MoatCastle, motte and bailey · 1690 yd
Portmarnock BeachBeach / strand · 1.2 mi
Strand Mill RuinsRuins · 1.2 mi
Malahide BeachBeach / strand · 1.3 mi
Malahide DemesneVisitor information · 1.6 mi
Baldoyle Estuary Nature ReserveNature reserve · 1.8 miOther information
Photo: William Murphy · CC BY-SA 2.0