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Killala Round Tower

Killala Round Tower from directly overhead

Killala Round Tower is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Nephin stands 806 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is The Inter Communication Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way runs past it. 170 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates54.21303, -9.22074

Overlooks nearby

170 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 53
  • Aghaleague: 6.2 mi
  • Maumakeogh: 11.2 mi
  • Knockasliggaun: 13.7 mi
  • Largan Hill: 13.8 mi
  • Ráithín: 14.4 mi
Historic sites: 50
  • Cross Fort: 1.7 mi
  • Mullafarry Old Church: 1.7 mi
  • Ballinteean Castle: 2.3 mi
  • French Landing 1798: 4.3 mi
  • Rathroe Castle: 4.3 mi
Springs: 25
Attractions: 11
Parks: 5
  • The Inter Communication Park: 0.4 mi
  • Castle Fields: 5.4 mi
  • Easkey Abbey: 11.7 mi
  • Swinford Amenity Park: 21.9 mi
  • Town Park: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Enniscrone Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Aughris Beach: 19.2 mi
  • Dunmoran Strand: 20.1 mi
  • Yellow Strand: 24.4 mi
  • Glengad Beach: 24.5 mi
Museums: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Walled Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Grow It Yourself Ballina Community Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Kitchen Garden: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Pollatarrive: 8.1 mi
  • Blowhole: 10.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Templeboy Picnic Area: 16.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Killala Round Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
NephinSSW 203°806 m15.0 mi
Slieve CarrWSW 241°721 m20.3 mi
BirreencorraghSW 215°698 m19.1 mi
GlennamongSW 229°628 m23.5 mi
Nephin BegSW 233°627 m20.8 mi
BuckooghSW 215°588 m21.8 mi
BengormSW 223°582 m24.7 mi
Birreencorragh South TopSSW 213°564 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:0318:50
June solstice05:0421:1522:15
September equinox07:2318:5119:38
December solstice08:5615:0516:15

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/555671999

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