Portrane

Portrane
Irish: Port Reachrann
Village
Portrane Martello Tower
Portrane Martello Tower
Portrane is located in County Dublin
Portrane
Portrane
Location in County Dublin
Coordinates: 53°29′36″N 6°06′53″W / 53.4934°N 6.1146°W / 53.4934; -6.1146
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Dublin
Local government areaFingal
Government
 • Dáil constituencyDublin Fingal
 • EP constituencyDublin
Population
 (2022)
 • Total1,262
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceO254510

Portrane or Portraine (Irish: Port Reachrann) is a small seaside village located three kilometers from the town of Donabate in Fingal, County Dublin in Ireland. It is in the barony of Nethercross in the north of the county.[1]

Portrane has an approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) long sandy beach backed by sand dunes in places on the north end. There is a small carpark and access to the beach is restricted to pedestrians. At the very north end of the beach is a National Heritage Area which is visited by various migratory birds during winter time.[2]

  1. ^ Samuel Lewis (1849). A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. S. Lewis and Company. p. 428.
  2. ^ "Portrane Beach". Dublin: See and do. Retrieved 20 March 2020.