Artwork · Ireland
Rutland Obelisk
Rutland Obelisk is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pearse Lyons, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1790
- Material
- stone
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates53.34329, -6.29021
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Pearse Lyons: 0.0 mi
- Guinness Storehouse: 0.2 mi
- Guinness Brewery Gate: 0.2 mi
- Saint James' Gate: 0.3 mi
- The Formal Garden at The Royal Hospital Kilmainham: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- Bustle Behind the Gate: 0.1 mi
- Blaith, Blaith, Blaith: 0.1 mi
- Luas Life: 0.2 mi
- A Departing Luxury: 0.3 mi
- Protogonos: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
- Ludwig Wittgenstein: 0.3 mi
- Croppies Acre Memorial: 0.3 mi
- 1916 Easter Rising: 0.5 mi
- UN Veterans Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Coombe Hospital Memorial: 0.6 mi
Parks
- Bridgefoot Street Park: 0.4 mi
- James's Walk: 0.4 mi
- Weaver Park: 0.5 mi
- Billy Edwards Park: 0.6 mi
- Oscar Square: 0.6 mi
Gardens
- Formal Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Flanagan's Fields Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Visual Culture Garden: 0.5 mi
- People's Garden: 0.7 mi
- Community garden: 0.9 mi
Springs
- St Catherine's Well: 2.2 mi
- Saint John's Well: 2.5 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 2.9 mi
- Rag Well: 4.0 mi
- Saint Brigid's Well: 4.7 mi
Peaks
- Telshaun Hill: 5.9 mi
- Kilmashogue: 6.5 mi
- Montpelier Hill: 6.5 mi
- Slieve Gorra: 6.7 mi
- Three Rock Mountain: 7.0 mi
Museums: 56
- National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks: 0.4 mi
- Collins Barracks: 0.4 mi
- Asgard: 0.4 mi
- The Riding School: 0.4 mi
- National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks: 0.4 mi
Beaches: 29
- Sandymount Strand: 3.3 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 3.5 mi
- Merrion Strand: 4.0 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 6.1 mi
- Seapoint: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- The Grove: 2.2 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 4.3 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 4.4 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 4.7 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Hawk Cliff: 9.4 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 9.5 mi
- Lover's Leap: 12.4 mi
- The Shaft: 14.2 mi
- Streaky Slab: 14.3 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Toni's: 1.0 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 9.4 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 12.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- BBQ Area: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 9.1 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 14.0 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 19.4 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 19.8 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Rutland Obelisk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | S 189° | 757 m | 11.5 mi |
| Seefingan | SSW 199° | 722.9 m | 11.0 mi |
| War Hill | S 174° | 684.8 m | 14.1 mi |
| Seahan | SSW 204° | 647.3 m | 9.5 mi |
| Tonduff | S 176° | 642 m | 12.6 mi |
| Seefin | SSW 202° | 620.6 m | 11.7 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SSW 200° | 617.1 m | 9.5 mi |
| Tonduff East Top | S 173° | 593 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:52 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 21:00 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:01 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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