Artwork · Ireland
Sands Of Time
Sands Of Time is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Blackstairs Mountain stands 732 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Duncannon Fort, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Over a thousand years they toiled To harvest the sea and land Gratefully we carved their image From grains of Duncannon sand.
How to reach it
Coordinates52.22069, -6.93331
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Duncannon Fort: 0.1 mi
- Ivory Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Geneva Barracks: 2.0 mi
- Otter with a Salmon: 2.2 mi
- Ballyhack Castle: 2.3 mi
Springs
- St. Anne's Well: 2.1 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 3.0 mi
- Jordan's Well: 3.5 mi
- St. Aghatha's Well: 3.5 mi
- Bishop's Well: 3.7 mi
Artworks
- Thomas Francis Meagher: 7.8 mi
- Waterford Crystal: 7.8 mi
- John J. Hearne: 7.9 mi
- Strongbow & Aoife: 7.9 mi
- Noel Browne: 7.9 mi
Peaks: 55
- Minaun Hill: 4.3 mi
- Slievecoiltia: 8.2 mi
- Partridge Hill: 9.4 mi
- Sugar Loaf Rock: 10.1 mi
- Camlin Hill: 10.4 mi
Attractions: 47
- Tintern Abbey: 4.2 mi
- Tintern Abbey cistern: 4.2 mi
- Lady's Well: 4.3 mi
- Dunbrody Abbey Hedge Maze: 4.3 mi
- Dunbrody Abbey Visitor Centre: 4.4 mi
Parks: 42
- Beach Lost and Found Point: 2.0 mi
- Memorial Garden: 2.1 mi
- Dobbyn's Field: 4.3 mi
- Clover Field: 7.4 mi
- Ferrybank Neighbourhood Park: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 40
- Duncannon: 0.2 mi
- Arthurstown Beach: 1.7 mi
- Booley Bay Beach: 1.8 mi
- Raheen Strand: 1.9 mi
- Dromina Strand: 2.0 mi
Gardens: 20
- Colclough Walled Garden: 3.9 mi
- Kilmokea Gardens: 5.8 mi
- Robert Emmet Memorial Garden: 7.4 mi
- Sensory Garden: 7.7 mi
- Top of the City Community Garden: 8.2 mi
Museums: 15
- John F. Kennedy Arboretum Museum: 6.9 mi
- Medieval Museum: 7.8 mi
- Irish Silver Museum: 7.8 mi
- Irish Museum of Time: 7.8 mi
- Bishop's Palace Museum: 7.9 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 10.7 mi
- Fenor Bog: 13.0 mi
- Fiddown Island: 17.8 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Castle View: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Carricjmore Cliff: 1.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sands Of Time. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackstairs Mountain | NNE 13° | 732.1 m | 23.3 mi |
| Brandon Hill | N 355° | 515 m | 20.1 mi |
| White Mountain | N 11° | 509 m | 20.1 mi |
| Carrigroe | NNE 12° | 495 m | 21.1 mi |
| Bran Poceagh | N 11° | 489 m | 20.0 mi |
| Carrigalachan | N 11° | 463 m | 21.8 mi |
| Slievebaun | NNE 15° | 444 m | 22.3 mi |
| Ballycronigan Rock | N 10° | 443 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:56 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:58 | 21:54 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:35 | 15:14 | 16:18 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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