Artwork · Ireland
The Fid
The Fid is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Slieve Snaght stands 615 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bath Green, a park 0.2 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way runs past it.
What the record says
- Material
- wood
How to reach it
Coordinates55.18669, -7.04036
- On the Wild Atlantic Way, National
- 4.9 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- Magilligan Point View · 3 mi
- Gortmore View Point · 7 mi
- viewpoint on Beach · 9 mi
- Harbour Hill · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Cooley Cross: 0.8 mi
- Maritime memorial: 2.4 mi
- Greencastle: 2.9 mi
- Martello Tower: 2.9 mi
- North Base Station, Lough Foyle Base Line: 4.3 mi
Peaks
- Crockbrack: 2.3 mi
- Rock Hill: 2.4 mi
- Sheep Hill: 2.5 mi
- Crockaulin: 2.5 mi
- Crockavishane: 2.9 mi
Parks: 40
- Bath Green: 0.2 mi
- Barrack Hill Community Gardens: 9.6 mi
- Backburn Path: 10.1 mi
- Roemill Recreation Grounds: 10.5 mi
- Culmore Country Park: 12.1 mi
Beaches: 22
- Sweet Nellie's: 4.0 mi
- White Strand: 4.5 mi
- Kinnagoe Bay: 5.0 mi
- Castlerock Beach: 10.2 mi
- Portstewart Strand: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 20
- Manannán mac Lir: 6.9 mi
- Five Fingers: 14.4 mi
- Brick Sculpture: 15.3 mi
- Source: 15.6 mi
- Towards Tomorrow: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 18
- Downhill beach: 8.3 mi
- Burning of the Seven Gods: 8.9 mi
- Donagh Cross: 10.1 mi
- Hezlett House: 10.1 mi
- Dough Famine Village: 14.4 mi
Museums: 14
- Inishowen Maritime Museum and Planetarium: 2.4 mi
- Limavady Museum: 9.9 mi
- Green Lane Museum: 11.9 mi
- Doagh Famine Village: 14.4 mi
- Coleraine Museum: 15.1 mi
Gardens: 12
- Walled Garden: 6.1 mi
- Walled Garden: 9.1 mi
- Sensory Garden: 10.6 mi
- UUC Daffodil Garden: 14.7 mi
- Centennial Garden: 14.9 mi
Springs: 8
- Aidan's Well: 5.9 mi
- St Lowry's Well: 12.7 mi
- Fahan Holy Well: 18.3 mi
- St. Patrick's Well: 19.0 mi
- Source Of The Knockoneill River: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Ballyhacket View: 8.6 mi
- Bishop's Gate Picnic Site: 9.3 mi
- Quilley Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Ballynashallog Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Glenevin Waterfall: 16.8 mi
- Ness Waterfall Highest Waterfall In Northern Ireland: 17.3 mi
- Dungeon Waterfall: 19.1 mi
- Corbylin Waterfall: 23.4 mi
- Dunseverick Falls: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Legananam Pot: 18.3 mi
- Dunsevrick: 23.9 mi
- Craig-na-Shoke: 25.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Lissanduff Earthworks: 19.9 mi
- Garry Bog Nature Reserve: 20.6 mi
- Rathmullan Wood Nature Reserve: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of The Fid. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Snaght | W 273° | 614.6 m | 11.6 mi |
| Slieve Main | W 270° | 514 m | 12.3 mi |
| Wee Slieve Snaght | W 276° | 500 m | 11.7 mi |
| Bulbin | W 280° | 494 m | 16.0 mi |
| Scalp Mountain | WSW 243° | 484 m | 14.5 mi |
| Damph | W 267° | 420 m | 11.3 mi |
| Eskaheen Mountain | WSW 242° | 418 m | 12.1 mi |
| Donald's Hill | SSE 149° | 399 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:53 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 04:48 | 21:11 | 22:13 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:42 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:53 | 14:45 | 16:01 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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