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Triumphal Arch

Triumphal Arch from directly overhead

Triumphal Arch is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.

Freestanding limestone triumphal arch, built 1813, transplanted to Custom House Quay from Amiens Street in 1998. Ashlar walling with plinth, impost course and with moulded string course to parapet level. Arch elevations proper set back slightly from ...

What the record says

Material
stone

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates53.34838, -6.24857

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Parks
  • Elizabeth O'Farrell Park: 0.1 mi
  • Liberty Park: 0.3 mi
  • Luke Kelly Park: 0.3 mi
  • James Joyce Park: 0.4 mi
  • Pearse Square: 0.4 mi
Attractions
Gardens
  • Botany Square: 0.3 mi
  • Physiology Square: 0.4 mi
  • Rose Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Chemistry Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 0.5 mi
Springs
Peaks
Beaches: 29
Cliffs: 12
Waterfalls: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Toni's: 2.8 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 8.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 13.6 mi
  • BBQ Area: 16.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Triumphal Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KippureSSW 196°757 m12.3 mi
SeefinganSSW 206°722.9 m12.0 mi
War HillS 181°684.8 m14.4 mi
SeahanSSW 211°647.3 m10.6 mi
TonduffS 183°642 m12.9 mi
SeefinSSW 208°620.6 m12.7 mi
Corrig MountainSSW 208°617.1 m10.5 mi
Tonduff East TopS 181°593 m13.3 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.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/8035668227

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