Artwork · Ireland
Millennium Stone
Millennium Stone is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Binn Shleibhe stands 418 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Claude Toft Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way runs past it. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1999
- Material
- limestone
How to reach it
Coordinates53.26050, -9.07568
- On the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Salmon Weir Bridge · 1 mi
- Bird Sanctuary · 2 mi
- Murrooghtoohy · 12 mi
- Luca's Viewpoint · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Famine Ship Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Walter Macken House: 0.9 mi
- Fr Burke Statue: 1.0 mi
- Christopher Columbus Monument: 1.1 mi
- Blake's Castle: 1.1 mi
Springs
- Tobermaconry (site of): 1.2 mi
- Saint Augustine's Well: 1.8 mi
- Tobernasorney: 5.3 mi
- St. Sourneys Well: 8.2 mi
- Toberbreedia: 8.4 mi
Peaks: 60
- Leadmine Hill: 3.9 mi
- Cnoc an Gharráin: 7.7 mi
- Abbey Hill: 8.5 mi
- Cnoc an Bhaile Nua: 8.7 mi
- Slieve Oughtmama: 9.6 mi
Attractions: 54
- Katie's Claddagh Cottage: 0.9 mi
- Spanish Arch: 1.1 mi
- Legend of the Claddagh Ring: 1.2 mi
- City Walls: 1.4 mi
- Yew Tree Maze: 1.7 mi
Parks: 37
- Claude Toft Park: 0.2 mi
- Salthill Park: 0.2 mi
- Devon Park: 0.3 mi
- Quincentennial Park: 0.5 mi
- Circle of Life: 0.5 mi
Beaches: 26
- Trawclogh: 0.3 mi
- Ladies Beach: 0.4 mi
- Grattan Beach: 0.4 mi
- Coneen: 0.5 mi
- Blackrock Beach: 0.6 mi
Artworks: 22
- Galway Girl: 1.2 mi
- The Harp: 1.2 mi
- Plaque bearing poem: 1.3 mi
- Laureate Liu Xiaobo: 1.3 mi
- Equality Emerging: 1.3 mi
Museums: 10
- Galway Arts Centre: 1.0 mi
- Galway City Museum: 1.1 mi
- Claddagh Ring Museum: 1.2 mi
- James Mitchell Geology Museum: 1.3 mi
- Zoology Museum: 1.4 mi
Gardens: 9
- Westside Community Organic Garden: 1.2 mi
- Caher Bridge Garden: 12.2 mi
- Walled Garden: 12.7 mi
- Walled Garden: 15.1 mi
- An Garraí Glas: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Cnoc na gCuinín: 2.0 mi
- Oughtdarra: 17.3 mi
- Oughtdarra: 17.3 mi
- Oughtdarra: 17.4 mi
- Ailladie: 17.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Hen Harrier Reserve: 3.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Ballycurrin Lighthouse: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Screebe Waterfall: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Millennium Stone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binn Shleibhe | NW 322° | 417.818 m | 24.1 mi |
| Lackavrea | NW 310° | 396 m | 24.4 mi |
| Cashlaundrumlahan | ESE 121° | 358 m | 22.2 mi |
| Seanadh Bhéara | WNW 299° | 358 m | 24.9 mi |
| Cnoc na Saileog | WNW 300° | 346 m | 19.4 mi |
| Slieve Elva | SSW 213° | 344 m | 14.6 mi |
| Slievecarran | SSE 166° | 326 m | 11.7 mi |
| Leaca Donna | WNW 298° | 323 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:03 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 21:11 | 22:08 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:52 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:50 | 15:13 | 16:20 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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