Attraction · Ireland
Holycross Abbey
Holycross Abbey is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Mauherslieve stands 543 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cormackstown Heritage Centre, a museum 1.6 miles away.
The story
former Cistercian abbey in Tipperary, Ireland
Dates from 1169.
Wikidata Q839896, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1180
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Coordinates52.63932, -7.86803
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- Tobernataggert: 2.0 mi
- Black Well: 2.0 mi
- Lady's Well: 3.4 mi
- Toberagh: 3.4 mi
- Toberaphaddreen: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
- Graigue Castle: 2.3 mi
- Farney Castle: 2.6 mi
- Milltown Castle: 2.9 mi
- Lime kiln: 2.9 mi
- Clogher Castle: 3.4 mi
Peaks
- Killough Hill (site of): 2.4 mi
- Moyaliff Hill: 2.8 mi
- Clonoulty Hill: 4.6 mi
- Knockane: 5.3 mi
- Pallas Hill: 5.5 mi
Parks: 26
- Thurles Town Park: 3.6 mi
- Hollyford Millennium Garden: 10.2 mi
- Fethard Town Park: 13.8 mi
- East Gate Park: 14.0 mi
- Small Plots: 16.3 mi
Attractions: 16
- Black Castle: 3.5 mi
- Pheasant Island: 3.7 mi
- Cormac's Chapel: 8.3 mi
- Hore Abbey: 8.4 mi
- Hore Abbey: 8.4 mi
Artworks: 15
- The baptism of King Aengus by saint Patrick: 8.0 mi
- Marian Year statue: 12.4 mi
- Sheela-na-gig: 14.1 mi
- Fatima: 14.1 mi
- Mr Tayto: 17.2 mi
Museums: 13
- Cormackstown Heritage Centre: 1.6 mi
- Lár na Páirce: 3.5 mi
- Famine & War Museum: 3.8 mi
- St. Mary's Famine and War Museum: 3.9 mi
- Cashel Folk Musuem: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 13
- Garden of Remembrance: 3.9 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 9.1 mi
- Father Flynn's garden: 9.1 mi
- Kilcommon Prayer Garden: 12.2 mi
- Fairy Garden: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 19.8 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 19.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Garden of Renewal: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1
- The Prison Waterfall: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Holycross Abbey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauherslieve | WNW 290° | 543 m | 14.3 mi |
| Devil's Bit Mountain | N 351° | 480 m | 12.7 mi |
| Cooneen Hill | NW 307° | 467 m | 14.4 mi |
| Gortagarry | NNW 343° | 458 m | 12.3 mi |
| Tooreen | W 276° | 457 m | 11.2 mi |
| Kilduff Mountain | N 353° | 445 m | 13.7 mi |
| Knockastanna | W 275° | 444 m | 14.1 mi |
| Foildarg | W 261° | 440 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:35 | 17:59 | 18:44 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 21:03 | 22:00 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:47 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:41 | 15:14 | 16:19 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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