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Danu

Danu from directly overhead

Danu is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Cuilcagh stands 666 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Patrick's Well, a spring 3.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 22 miles off.

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates54.04730, -8.04168

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Saint Patrick's Well: 3.1 mi
  • Iskamillish Well: 3.8 mi
  • St Patrick's Well: 3.8 mi
  • Saint Patrick's Well: 5.8 mi
  • Tober Bride: 6.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Sheemore Ambush Memorial: 3.8 mi
  • Mine Ventilation Shaft: 3.8 mi
  • Turlough O'Carolan: 3.9 mi
  • Prison (in ruins): 4.0 mi
  • Castle John: 4.0 mi
Peaks
Parks: 28
  • Corlona Bog: 5.7 mi
  • Oakport Green: 6.5 mi
  • Cootehall Riverdise Park: 6.6 mi
  • Coothall Quays and Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • Riverview park: 6.9 mi
Attractions: 22
Artworks: 13
Museums: 11
Cliffs: 8
  • Carrignahasta: 9.4 mi
  • Carrignahasta: 9.5 mi
  • The Playground: 9.8 mi
  • Playgroud: 9.8 mi
  • Carrane Hill: 10.0 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Walled Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Community garden: 6.5 mi
  • Bush Hotel Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Walled Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Pleasure Grounds: 19.1 mi
Nature reserves: 6
  • Wildlife Area: 8.8 mi
  • Moneensauran Cuilcagh Anierin Uplands Special Area of Conservation: 10.4 mi
  • Moneen Boleybrack Mountain Special Area of Conservation: 12.0 mi
  • Gubnafarna Cuilcagh Anierin Uplands Special Area of Conservation: 15.8 mi
  • Native Woodland Trust: Farnaght Reserve: 16.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Kilglas: 16.6 mi
  • Hazelwood: 21.3 mi
  • Glenaniff Waterfall: 23.3 mi
  • Fowley's Falls: 23.4 mi
  • Glenaniff Waterfall: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Scardan Waterfall: 6.4 mi
  • Tullydermot Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Cascades Waterfall: 17.6 mi
  • Glencar Waterfall: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Rynn Beach: 13.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Marble Arch: 17.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Danu. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
CuilcaghNE 41°666 m14.1 mi
CuilcaghNE 41°666 m14.1 mi
Sliabh an IarainnNE 42°585 m4.2 mi
KnockacullionNE 40°562 m5.6 mi
The PlaybankNNE 22°542 m10.0 mi
BenbegNE 45°539 m12.8 mi
BencroyNE 41°518 m6.8 mi
BenbrackNE 50°502 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3617:5818:45
June solstice05:0021:1022:09
September equinox07:1818:4719:34
December solstice08:5015:0216:12

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9937013160

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