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Milk Churns

Milk Churns from directly overhead

Milk Churns is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 54 m. Musheramore stands 643 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pakie Hogan, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 18 miles off.

Four oversized milk churns stand on the ground. The surface around them consists of offset concentric circles of square sett paving stones. Commemorates the dairy industry in the Munster region.

What the record says

Built
unknown
Material
limestone

How to reach it

Coordinates51.96689, -8.57651

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Wood Walk Entrance: 2.3 mi
  • Wood Entrance at Ann Road: 2.6 mi
  • Fairfield Park: 5.0 mi
  • con sheehan: 5.0 mi
  • Fairfield Park: 5.1 mi
Springs
Peaks
  • Lyradane Mountain: 5.2 mi
  • Rock Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Bottle Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Grange Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Uctough: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 53
Attractions: 41
  • The Seven Sisters: 2.6 mi
  • Guard Tower: 2.6 mi
  • Stone of Eloquence: 2.6 mi
  • The Rock Close: 2.7 mi
  • Fern Garden: 2.7 mi
Beaches: 27
Gardens: 22
  • The Square: 2.4 mi
  • Poison Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Shandon Community Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Cork Rooftop Farm: 6.3 mi
  • Zen Garden: 6.3 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 2.8 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 3.0 mi
  • Innishannon Woods: 14.5 mi
  • Kilmurry Woods: 15.9 mi
  • Ballinadee Millenium Project: 17.8 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
  • Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 15.0 mi
  • Loughbeg Bird Reserve: 15.1 mi
  • Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 23.6 mi
  • Irish National Forestry Foundation: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Power’s Bridge: 10.8 mi
  • Mullinhassig Waterfall: 11.3 mi
  • Ballard Waterfall: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Milk Churns. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MusheramoreW 281°642.7 m17.4 mi
Mullaghanish Far North-East TopW 274°558.5 m22.9 mi
Seefin South-East TopN 7°504 m23.6 mi
MusherabegW 278°498.8 m18.4 mi
Seefin East TopWNW 286°491 m14.8 mi
SeefinWNW 286°491 m15.8 mi
CurracahillW 281°478 m23.8 mi
Cnoc na nUlánW 270°462 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:0218:47
June solstice05:1521:0421:59
September equinox07:2118:5119:35
December solstice08:4115:2216:25

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1319344974

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