Altamont House and Gardens
Altamont House and Gardens is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 84 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the south-southwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Walled Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away.
Large old world garden, Robinsonian in style with a strong emphasis on the informal tradition of combining its plant collection within the natural landscape of its environment.
The story
townland in Kilbride, County Carlow, Ireland
Wikidata Q104261008, matched on coordinates and name (42 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Office of Public Works
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Ballon Hill: 2.4 mi
- Moylisha Hill: 4.0 mi
- Scratoe: 4.1 mi
- Urelands Hill: 4.2 mi
- Stookeen: 5.1 mi
- Tobercrananan: 3.2 mi
- St Bridget's Well: 3.8 mi
- St Bridget's Well: 4.4 mi
- Lady's Well: 4.9 mi
- Sunday Well: 5.8 mi
- Barragh Church (in Ruins): 3.3 mi
- Church: 3.7 mi
- End / Start of Wicklow Way: 4.0 mi
- Huntington Castle & Gardens: 4.3 mi
- Huntington Castle: 4.3 mi
- Dolphins: 10.4 mi
- Ceatharloch: 11.1 mi
- Ave Maria: 11.2 mi
- The Liberty Tree: 11.2 mi
- Sky Rivers “Homage to Tyndall”: 11.6 mi
- Soccer pitch (The Pavillion): 6.0 mi
- Burrin Manor green area: 10.2 mi
- The Fair Green: 10.4 mi
- Vivaldi Garden: 10.7 mi
- Milford Lock: 10.8 mi
- Duckett's Grove: 9.3 mi
- Delta Sensory Gardens: 11.5 mi
- Franciscan Friary: 12.9 mi
- Castledermot Round Tower: 13.0 mi
- Ferns Castle Visitor Centre: 13.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 0.1 mi
- Walled Garden: 8.8 mi
- Duckett's Grove Walled Gardens: 9.2 mi
- New Oak Estate Memorial Garden: 10.9 mi
- An Gháirdín Beo: 11.3 mi
- Tullow Museum: 4.7 mi
- Carlow County Museum: 11.2 mi
- Carlow Military Museum: 11.5 mi
- Goodly Barrow Museum: 13.5 mi
- Dwyer McAllister Cottage: 16.9 mi
- South Prison: 19.1 mi
- North Prison: 19.1 mi
- Goat Bench: 19.2 mi
- Great Gully Ridge: 20.7 mi
- Abseil: 20.7 mi
- Duffcarrig Rocks Beach: 21.7 mi
- Short Strand Beach: 23.1 mi
- Roney Point Beach: 23.2 mi
- Roney Point Beach: 23.2 mi
- Donaghmore Beach: 23.4 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 20.5 mi
- Carrawaystick Waterfall: 21.1 mi
- Ballinafunshoge Waterfall: 21.4 mi
- Coolalingo: 21.9 mi
- Poulanass Waterfall: 24.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 0.1 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 5.7 mi
- Courtown Woods Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Castle View: 22.6 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 22.7 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Altamont House and Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leinster | SSW 198° | 794.4 m | 8.6 mi |
| Blackstairs Mountain | SSW 196° | 732.1 m | 13.4 mi |
| Moats of Craan | S 191° | 656.5 m | 8.1 mi |
| Keadeen Mountain | NNE 21° | 653 m | 15.9 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | S 183° | 599.6 m | 8.2 mi |
| Carrig Mountain | NNE 23° | 571 m | 15.2 mi |
| Knockroe | SSW 197° | 538.77 m | 10.4 mi |
| Ballycurragh Hill | NE 50° | 536 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:31 | 17:54 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:59 | 21:56 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:43 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 08:37 | 15:08 | 16:14 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1428860818
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