This solid-wood framed nautical chart tide clock shows Inis Meáin , the middle of the three main Aran Islands in the mouth of Galway Bay.
Inis Meáin is the least visited of the main islands. It’s hilly landscape is home to a number of forts , with the notable Dún Crocbhur (Conor’s Fort) in the centre of the island.
The islands belong to the Gaeltacht and traditional farming methods are still very much in existence.
The print shows the Nautical features along the coast, and both sides of Inis Meáin including Gregory’s Sound and Foul Sound are in the chart.
A tide clock is a device that tells you whether the tide is high or low, and how much time is left before it changes. It works by synchronising with the lunar cycle, which influences the tides. The tide clock has a single hand that rotates once every 12 hours and 25 minutes, which is the average time between two high tides or two low tides. The dial of the tide clock is divided into sections that indicate the state of the tide: high, low, rising, or falling. By looking at the position of the hand, you can tell what the tide is doing and how long it will take to change.
A tide clock can help you plan your activities around the Aran Islands and Doolin by letting you know when the water is high enough or low enough for your preferred activity. For example, if you want to swim, you might want to avoid low tide, when the water is shallow and cold, and the mudflats are exposed. If you want to fish, you might want to avoid high tide, when the water is deep and fast, and the fish are dispersed. Going sailing, surfing, or kayaking? You might want to choose a time when the tide is rising or falling, which creates more favourable conditions for these sports. If you want to walk along the shore, you might want to choose a time when the tide is low, which reveals more of the beach and the wildlife.
The clock ships with full instructions on how to set and how to read a tide clock.
This is not a navigation device.
€65.00
“We received the tide clock this week and it is so fantastic, so beautiful! We love it. We just hit high tide on a full moon 5 min ago and I set it! Thank you thank you thank you and hope you are all doing well. I also was very excited to get a package from Ireland. That was half the fun!”
“ I just received the tide clock that I ordered today, and I just wanted to say thank you! The service was so prompt, and the clock is amazing. It was great to find a gift for my husband who is very hard to buy for! He and my eldest daughter love to go fishing in the summer, so this will be very useful. Thanks again! .”
