Attraction · Ireland
Glendalough
Glendalough is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 137 m. Lugnaquilla stands 925 m to the west-southwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Gateway, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
monastery and glacial valley, Wicklow, Ireland
Wikidata Q691153, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Coordinates53.01087, -6.32647
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Gateway: 0.0 mi
- Saint Saviour's Priory: 0.6 mi
- Fiddler's Row: 0.8 mi
- Site of Saint Kevin's Cell: 1.0 mi
- Saint Kevin's Bed: 1.2 mi
Attractions
- Glendalough Round Tower: 0.1 mi
- Glendalough PhotoPost: 0.9 mi
- Victor's Way: 6.9 mi
- Avondale House: 8.0 mi
- Viewing Tower: 8.1 mi
Peaks
- Derrybawn Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Brockagh Mountain SE Top: 1.0 mi
- Brockagh Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Paddock Hill: 1.7 mi
- Cullentragh East Top: 2.0 mi
Artworks
- Black Stack: 5.9 mi
- Blackbird of Avondale: 6.7 mi
- The Wisdom Seat: 6.8 mi
- Separation: 6.8 mi
- Split Man: 6.8 mi
Parks
- Parnell National Memorial Park: 6.9 mi
- Ashford Park: 9.2 mi
- Cullen Memorial Park: 11.1 mi
- Abbey Ground: 11.8 mi
- Upper Green: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 57
- Mount Usher Gardens: 9.2 mi
- Kilmacurragh Arboretum: 9.3 mi
- Darraghville / Convent lower walled garden: 12.7 mi
- Walled Garden: 13.2 mi
- Italian Garden: 13.3 mi
Museums: 55
- Glendalough Visitor Centre: 0.1 mi
- Greenan Farm Museum & Maze: 6.6 mi
- Dwyer McAllister Cottage: 10.5 mi
- Wicklow Gaol: 12.2 mi
- Explorium: National Sport and Science Centre: 18.1 mi
Springs: 54
- Fraughan's Well: 3.3 mi
- Lady's Well: 6.5 mi
- Lady's Well: 7.5 mi
- Lavarney Spout: 7.5 mi
- Virgins Well: 8.5 mi
Beaches: 24
- Coon Beach: 4.9 mi
- Leamore Strand: 13.1 mi
- Silver Strand: 13.7 mi
- Kilpoole Beach: 13.7 mi
- Furzeditch Beach: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Glendalough Crags: 2.5 mi
- Glanmalure North Crag: 3.6 mi
- Dwyer's Rock: 3.8 mi
- Baravore Valley Lower: 4.7 mi
- Abseil: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves: 20
- Native Woodland Trust: Paddock Hill Reserve: 2.1 mi
- Vale of Clara Nature Reserve: 5.2 mi
- Carrigower Bog: 8.8 mi
- Carrigower Bog: 9.4 mi
- East Coast Nature Reserve: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Poulanass Waterfall: 1.0 mi
- Jackson's Falls: 1.4 mi
- Trooperstown Falls: 2.1 mi
- Coolalingo: 3.5 mi
- Ballinafunshoge Waterfall: 3.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Poplar Square: 20.0 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 20.2 mi
- Newbridge Town Park: 22.7 mi
- Toni's: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Glendalough. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lugnaquilla | WSW 242° | 924.7 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mullaghcleevaun | NNW 333° | 846.681 m | 7.2 mi |
| Tonelagee | NW 322° | 815.8 m | 3.8 mi |
| Cloghernagh | SW 235° | 800 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mullaghcleevaun East Top | NNW 339° | 795.91 m | 6.6 mi |
| Corrigasleggaun | SW 234° | 794.6 m | 5.9 mi |
| Camenabologue | W 266° | 758 m | 6.2 mi |
| Conavalla | W 273° | 734 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:52 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 20:59 | 21:56 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:37 | 15:04 | 16:11 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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