Kilcoona Round Tower
Kilcoona Round Tower is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Binn Mhór stands 661 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Cuana's Well, a spring 1.0 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 11 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
stump of a round tower in Kilcoona
Wikidata Q135068775, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Salmon Weir Bridge · 12 mi
- Bird Sanctuary · 13 mi
- Murrooghtoohy · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- St. Cuana's Well: 1.0 mi
- Saint Patricks: 2.2 mi
- Tobernamucka: 4.2 mi
- St. Cyprian's Well: 4.5 mi
- St Michael's Well: 6.5 mi
- Cloghanower Castle (ruins): 2.4 mi
- Headford Castle: 3.2 mi
- Castle Hackett: 4.1 mi
- Annaghdown Castle: 4.3 mi
- Cloonboo Castle: 4.5 mi
- Cnoc an Bhaile Nua: 10.3 mi
- Knockroe: 12.1 mi
- Leadmine Hill: 13.4 mi
- Cnoc an Gharráin: 15.1 mi
- Keeraunnageeragh: 16.4 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 11.1 mi
- O'Sullivan Park: 11.1 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 11.1 mi
- Laurel Park: 11.2 mi
- Máirín De Valera's Garden: 11.4 mi
- Brigit's Garden: 8.4 mi
- Galway Cakery Café: 9.4 mi
- Connemara Marble: 9.4 mi
- Royal Tara Visitor Centre: 10.9 mi
- Yew Tree Maze: 11.1 mi
- Galway Racehorse: 10.1 mi
- Galway Yellow: 11.3 mi
- Galway Orb: 11.5 mi
- Laureate Liu Xiaobo: 11.6 mi
- Leaping Salmon: 11.6 mi
- Ballyloughane Beach: 12.0 mi
- Dead Mans Beach: 12.0 mi
- Grattan Beach: 12.5 mi
- Trawclogh: 12.9 mi
- Ladies Beach: 13.0 mi
- Zoology Museum: 11.5 mi
- James Mitchell Geology Museum: 11.5 mi
- Claddagh Ring Museum: 11.9 mi
- Galway Arts Centre: 11.9 mi
- Galway City Museum: 12.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 5.9 mi
- Westside Community Organic Garden: 11.5 mi
- Walled garden: 12.3 mi
- Woodville Walled Garden: 23.2 mi
- An Garraí Glas: 23.2 mi
- Cnoc na gCuinín: 13.8 mi
- Aill na Graí: 23.7 mi
- Ballycurrin Lighthouse: 7.9 mi
- Hen Harrier Reserve: 14.5 mi
- Screebe Waterfall: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kilcoona Round Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binn Mhór | W 277° | 660.579 m | 24.7 mi |
| Binn Mhór NE Top | W 277° | 641.249 m | 24.3 mi |
| Binn Mhor East Top | W 277° | 631.281 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mullach Glas | W 277° | 621.304 m | 23.5 mi |
| Corcogemore | W 277° | 610.077 m | 22.6 mi |
| Binn Uí Chuinneáin | WNW 289° | 575 m | 24.7 mi |
| Leynabricka | WNW 296° | 568 m | 24.3 mi |
| Ben Beg | WNW 290° | 560 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:03 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 21:11 | 22:09 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:51 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:51 | 15:11 | 16:19 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1409312641
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