Portrane
Irish: Port Reachrann | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Portrane Martello Tower | |
  Portrane Location in County Dublin | |
| Coordinates: 53°29′36″N 6°06′53″W / 53.4934°N 6.1146°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Dublin |
| Local government area | Fingal |
| Government | |
| • Dáil constituency | Dublin Fingal |
| • EP constituency | Dublin |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 1,262 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | O254510 |
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]
- ^ Samuel Lewis (1849). A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. S. Lewis and Company. p. 428.
- ^ "Portrane Beach". Dublin: See and do. Retrieved 20 March 2020.