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Illauntannig Monastic site

Illauntannig Monastic site from directly overhead

Illauntannig Monastic site is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Cnoc Bréanainn stands 952 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballycurrane, a attraction 1.0 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 1.8 miles off.

The story

church building in County Kerry, Ireland

Wikidata Q30247120, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.32623, -10.01997

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Kilshannig Point Signal Tower: 1.0 mi
  • Saint Brendan: 7.7 mi
  • Kerry Head Signal Tower: 7.9 mi
  • Rathoneen Castle (remains of): 8.5 mi
  • Ballyheigue Castle: 8.9 mi
Springs
Peaks
Attractions: 30
Cliffs: 18
  • Maughanablagher Cliffs: 12.3 mi
  • 40: 17.0 mi
  • 10: 17.2 mi
  • Faill na Mú: 18.3 mi
  • An Slios: 18.9 mi
Parks: 14
Artworks: 13
Beaches: 9
Museums: 6
Gardens: 5
  • Tom Crean Memorial Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Garden of the Senses: 14.0 mi
  • Ballymullen Roundabout: 14.3 mi
  • Joe Keohane Roundabout: 14.5 mi
  • Kells Bay Gardens: 21.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Virgin Rock: 19.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Illauntannig Monastic site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cnoc BréanainnWSW 238°951.7 m11.7 mi
Cnoc Bréanainn (Mullach Thuaidh)WSW 240°895.4 m11.4 mi
BaurtregaumSE 136°851 m11.5 mi
Cnoc Bréanainn (mullach i gcéin thuaidh)WSW 241°840.1 m11.4 mi
Barr an GhéaráinSW 230°840 m11.9 mi
CaherconreeSE 140°835 m11.0 mi
Binn os GaoithSSW 197°826 m8.1 mi
Binn FhaicheWSW 237°822.5 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:0818:53
June solstice05:1921:1122:06
September equinox07:2618:5619:41
December solstice08:4815:2516:29

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/246129667

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