Artwork · Ireland
Ghost Horses
Ghost Horses is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 87 m. Lobawn stands 636 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off.
These sculptures made of bog oak wood of ghostly looking race horses mark Kildare Town's close link to horse racing which is both current and historic. They were made by the artist Lynn Kirkham using oak from the Bog of Allen.
What the record says
- Material
- wood
How to reach it
Coordinates53.15101, -6.91900
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Ghost Horses: 0.0 mi
- Ghost Horses: 0.0 mi
- Ghost Horses: 0.0 mi
- Bran and Sceolan: 0.3 mi
- Saint Luke Window: 0.6 mi
Springs
- Saint Brigid's Well: 0.7 mi
- St. Bridget's Well: 0.8 mi
- Saint John's Well: 0.9 mi
- Thorpe's Well: 3.8 mi
- Fuaran Well: 5.6 mi
Historic sites
- Saint Brigid: 0.7 mi
- Church (ruins): 2.8 mi
- Lackagh Castle (ruins): 3.0 mi
- Father Moore's Well: 3.4 mi
- Pigeon House Ruin: 3.9 mi
Parks
- Cherry Avenue Park: 0.8 mi
- Irish National Stud & Japanese Gardens: 0.9 mi
- ATM Cash Point: 3.9 mi
- Newbridge Town Park: 5.6 mi
- Tannery Park: 5.7 mi
Peaks
- Red Hill: 2.4 mi
- Dunmurry Hill: 3.3 mi
- Grange Hill: 3.8 mi
- Semaphore Hill: 4.4 mi
- Boston Hill: 5.0 mi
Attractions: 51
- Kildare Round Tower: 0.6 mi
- Saint Fiachra's Garden: 0.8 mi
- Irish National Stud and Japanese Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Japanese Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Kilcullen Round Tower: 7.2 mi
Gardens: 26
- Camphill: 7.4 mi
- Camphill: 7.4 mi
- Sensory Garden: 10.7 mi
- Emo Court Walled Gardens: 11.7 mi
- Park View Memorial Garden: 13.5 mi
Museums: 15
- Market House: 0.5 mi
- Horse Museum: 0.8 mi
- Newbridge Silverware: 5.3 mi
- Museum of Motorsport: 10.3 mi
- Shackleton Museum: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Moore Abbey Wood: 5.6 mi
- Newbridge Town Park: 5.6 mi
- Carrick Woods: 11.2 mi
- River walk: 11.3 mi
- Poplar Square: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 9
Nature reserves: 5
- Pollardstown Fen Nature Reserve: 4.0 mi
- Community Orchard: 6.1 mi
- Ballynafagh Bog Special Area of Conservation: 11.4 mi
- Derryounce Lakes & Trails: 11.7 mi
- Native Woodland Trust: Blessington Reserve: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 13.9 mi
- Clamp Hole Waterfall: 22.6 mi
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 23.0 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Ghost Horses. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lobawn | ESE 119° | 636 m | 18.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf | ESE 123° | 552 m | 17.8 mi |
| Pinnacle | ESE 121° | 548.5 m | 16.7 mi |
| Church Mountain | ESE 116° | 544 m | 15.4 mi |
| Corriebracks | ESE 116° | 531 m | 16.7 mi |
| Knocknaboley | ESE 113° | 470.2 m | 16.4 mi |
| Lugnagun | E 89° | 446.2 m | 17.9 mi |
| Slievecorragh | ESE 110° | 418 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:55 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 21:02 | 21:59 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:43 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:06 | 16:12 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
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