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Statue of Meleager

Statue of Meleager from directly overhead

Statue of Meleager is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 119 m. Seahan stands 647 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Larchil Arcadian Gardens, a attraction 0.1 miles away.

Now at the head of a water feature in the Walled Garden, this 18th century statue originally stood in the middle of the lake between the island fort of Gibraltar and the Lake Temple. For many years the statue was believed to be a representation of Nimrod

How to reach it

Coordinates53.44078, -6.65793

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Artworks
Springs
Historic sites
  • Mulhussey Castle: 1.4 mi
  • 1798 Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Rodanstown C of I Parish Church, site of: 2.0 mi
  • In Memory of All Those Involved in the Rebellion of 1798: 2.9 mi
  • Saint Oliver Plunkett 1625-1681: 3.6 mi
Peaks
  • Mullagh: 1.4 mi
  • Ash Hill: 6.1 mi
  • St. Peter's Hill: 8.3 mi
  • Saint Patrick's Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Peterstown: 9.7 mi
Parks
  • Pound Park: 4.9 mi
  • Saint Mary's Square: 4.9 mi
  • The Formal Garden: 5.1 mi
  • The Royal Canal Park: 7.7 mi
  • The Green: 8.0 mi
Museums: 60
Gardens
  • Junior Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Walled Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Scoil Mochua Gardens: 7.8 mi
  • The Walled Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Lodge Park Walled Garden: 9.2 mi
Beaches: 17
Nature reserves: 14
Picnic sites: 8
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 6.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
  • Poplar Square: 15.3 mi
  • Toni's: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Ben Head: 23.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Statue of Meleager. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SeahanSE 144°647.3 m19.2 mi
SeefinSSE 148°620.6 m20.7 mi
Corrig MountainSE 143°617.1 m19.7 mi
Ballymorefinn HillSE 141°566 m18.8 mi
Butter MountainSSE 147°539 m18.7 mi
Killakee MountainSE 135°529 m20.5 mi
Cruagh MountainSE 134°516 m20.6 mi
Black HillSE 143°470 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3117:5318:39
June solstice04:5821:0222:00
September equinox07:1318:4219:28
December solstice08:4115:0216:10

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8395278235

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