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Gaelic Chieftain

Gaelic Chieftain from directly overhead

Gaelic Chieftain is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 102 m. Sliabh an Iarainn stands 585 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballinafad Castle, a historic site 2.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 16 miles off.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates54.01343, -8.28886

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Springs
Peaks
  • Longford Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Carricknahorna East: 3.9 mi
  • Curlew Mountains: 4.1 mi
  • Bricklieve Mountains: 4.6 mi
  • Barroe North: 5.2 mi
Parks: 18
  • Lough Key Forest & Activity Park: 3.1 mi
  • Cootehall Riverdise Park: 5.6 mi
  • Riverview park: 5.6 mi
  • Coothall Quays and Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Oakport Green: 5.7 mi
Attractions: 17
Artworks: 14
  • Street Art Tree: 5.6 mi
  • Tonra Memorial: 5.7 mi
  • Madonna and Child: 9.2 mi
  • Bottle Cap Mosaic: 9.2 mi
  • Danu: 10.3 mi
Museums: 9
Cliffs: 6
  • Carrane Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Carrignahasta: 17.6 mi
  • The Playground: 17.8 mi
  • Playgroud: 17.8 mi
  • Carrignahasta: 17.8 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Walled Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Community garden: 5.6 mi
  • Bush Hotel Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Walled Garden: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Nature reserves: 4
  • Wildlife Area: 13.1 mi
  • Moneen Boleybrack Mountain Special Area of Conservation: 18.2 mi
  • Moneensauran Cuilcagh Anierin Uplands Special Area of Conservation: 19.2 mi
  • Native Woodland Trust: Farnaght Reserve: 23.3 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Rynn Beach: 19.8 mi
  • Culleenamore: 21.2 mi
  • Rosses Point Beach: 23.4 mi
  • Dunmoran Strand: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Kilglas: 17.7 mi
  • Hazelwood: 17.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Gaelic Chieftain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sliabh an IarainnENE 67°585 m14.0 mi
KnockacullionENE 64°562 m15.1 mi
The PlaybankNE 50°542 m18.0 mi
BencroyENE 63°518 m16.3 mi
Benbrack W TopENE 59°463 m18.3 mi
Carrane HillNNE 14°458 m8.6 mi
Lackagh MountainNNE 25°449 m17.2 mi
Keelogyboy MountainN 353°438 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3717:5918:46
June solstice05:0121:1122:10
September equinox07:1918:4819:35
December solstice08:5115:0316:13

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7058704422

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