Dunmore Caves
Dunmore Caves is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 115 m. Slievebawn stands 525 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Andrew's Well, a spring 0.8 miles away.
The story
Dunmore Cave (from Irish Dún Mór 'great fort') is a limestone solutional cave in Ballyfoyle, County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is formed in Lower Carboniferous (Viséan) limestone of the Clogrenan Formation. It is a show cave open to the public, particularly well known for its rich archaeological discoveries and for being the site of a Viking massacre in 928.
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Wikidata Q1258903, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Saint Andrew's Well: 0.8 mi
- Trinity Well: 1.2 mi
- Saint Coleman's Well: 1.7 mi
- Toberacrin: 3.6 mi
- John's Well: 3.9 mi
- Ballyfoyle Castle: 1.4 mi
- Edward Burke: 1.5 mi
- Foulksrath Castle: 3.1 mi
- Clogharinka Castle (site of): 3.5 mi
- Troyswood Castle (ruins): 3.6 mi
- Purcell's Kill: 2.3 mi
- Nale's Hill: 5.3 mi
- Ballynalacken Hill: 6.7 mi
- Knockanbawn: 6.9 mi
- Castle Hill: 7.1 mi
- Archer: 5.1 mi
- Title, X and O (Arch and Sundial): 5.3 mi
- Pink elephant: 5.3 mi
- Cainneach: 5.4 mi
- Kilkenny Cat: 5.4 mi
- Kilkenny Countryside Park: 2.9 mi
- Richmond swimming area: 3.6 mi
- Nore Linear Park: 4.7 mi
- Pococke Park: 4.8 mi
- Fair Green: 5.3 mi
- Jurassic Newpark: 4.7 mi
- Saint Canice's Cathedral: 5.4 mi
- Castlecomer Discovery Park: 5.4 mi
- St. Francis Abbey: 5.4 mi
- Smithwick's Brewery Experience: 5.5 mi
- Ballyfoyle Active Retirement Garden: 1.1 mi
- Famine Memorial Garden: 5.4 mi
- Rothe House Garden: 5.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 5.7 mi
- Butler House Gardens: 5.9 mi
- Stephens Barracks Museum: 5.1 mi
- Footprints In Coal: 5.4 mi
- Rothe House & Garden: 5.5 mi
- Medieval Mile Museum: 5.7 mi
- Ionad Lachtain: 6.3 mi
- Castle View: 15.5 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 21.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Lacca: 24.6 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 4.8 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 14.4 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 10.7 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 10.7 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 4.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Dunmore Caves. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slievebawn | ESE 110° | 524.8 m | 19.4 mi |
| Brandon Hill | SE 143° | 515 m | 19.2 mi |
| Croaghaun | ESE 103° | 455.5 m | 20.6 mi |
| Croghan | SE 142° | 365 m | 15.4 mi |
| Coppanagh | SSE 147° | 365 m | 16.0 mi |
| Clomantagh Hill | W 272° | 349 m | 11.0 mi |
| Knocknamuck | WSW 243° | 340 m | 13.4 mi |
| Clogrennan Hill | ENE 61° | 336 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 17:56 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 21:01 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:11 | 16:16 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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