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The Five Lamps

The Five Lamps from directly overhead

The Five Lamps is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is There’s an App for That, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

Ornate lamp standard and disused water font, not a custom artwork.

What the record says

Built
C19
Height
4 m
Material
iron

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates53.35492, -6.24670

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Historic sites
Parks
  • Liberty Park: 0.3 mi
  • James Joyce Park: 0.3 mi
  • Diamond Park: 0.4 mi
  • Luke Kelly Park: 0.4 mi
  • Mountjoy Square Park: 0.5 mi
Attractions
Springs
Peaks
Museums: 55
Beaches: 29
Cliffs: 12
Waterfalls: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Toni's: 3.0 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 8.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 13.3 mi
  • BBQ Area: 16.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of The Five Lamps. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KippureSSW 196°757 m12.7 mi
SeefinganSSW 205°722.9 m12.4 mi
War HillS 181°684.8 m14.9 mi
SeahanSSW 210°647.3 m11.1 mi
TonduffS 184°642 m13.4 mi
SeefinSSW 208°620.6 m13.2 mi
Corrig MountainSSW 207°617.1 m11.0 mi
Tonduff East TopS 181°593 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:5218:38
June solstice04:5721:0021:58
September equinox07:1118:4019:26
December solstice08:3915:0116:09

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/649027802

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