The Southern Cross Monument, Malahide
The Southern Cross Monument is a monument in Malahide, County Dublin, 2.8 km south-east of the centre.
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.
- Kind
- Monuments
- From the centre
- 2.8 km south-east, in a straight line
- Bus stop
- Monks Meadow, 730 m away
Getting to The Southern Cross Monument
About these directions
Public transport times come from National Transport Authority. Timetables cover 2026-09-18 to 2027-09-19. These are scheduled services; check with the operator for cancellations and changes before travelling.
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How journey planning worksDestination, access and nearby stops
The Southern Cross Monument is in Malahide, County Dublin. Routes here end at the point the map records for this place. No entrance has been verified, so the last few metres are for you to judge.
The nearest scheduled stop is The Velvet Strand (3604), 40 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.
- The Velvet Strand 40 m
buses 102, 42D and 32XScheduled departures from this stop
- Heather Walk 200 m
buses 42, H2, 42n, 142, 102T and 102P among othersScheduled departures from this stop
- White Sands Hotel 240 m
buses 102, H2, 102P, 102A, 102C and 102T among othersScheduled departures from this stop
- Dewberry Park 290 m
bus H2Scheduled departures from this stop
- Burrow Court 330 m
buses 102, 32X and 42DScheduled departures from this stop
Getting to Malahide covers the journeys into the town itself.
Other monuments in Malahide
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Where this comes from
- From the map
- The name, the kind of place, the address where the record carries one, and any website, phone or opening hours shown as recorded on the map are tags on OpenStreetMap node/937232531, and can be corrected there.
- Worked out here
- Every distance, the nearest road where the record has no address, which car park and which stop are nearest, and the order of the lists are this site’s own calculations from those records. Distances are straight lines between two points, not walks along the footpaths, and the map will route the real walk on request. A mistake in any of this is a mistake here rather than on the map.